Agriculture
Arable land
AG.LND.ARBL.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Pakistan, Cyprus. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 24.98%2023
- Period covered
- 1961 - 202363 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 39.25%Pakistan, 2023
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 10.59%Cyprus, 2023
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Pakistan39.25%2023
Netherlands29.97%2023
United Kingdom24.98%2023
Italy23.96%2023
Spain23.01%2023
United States16.57%2023
China11.55%2023
Cyprus10.59%2023
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Pakistan | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.98% | 23.96% | 23.01% | 29.97% | 16.57% | 11.55% | 39.25% | 10.59% |
| 2022 | 24.97% | 23.96% | 23.39% | 29.82% | 16.57% | 11.56% | 39.21% | 10.26% |
| 2021 | 24.84% | 24.32% | 23.11% | 29.79% | 16.69% | 11.61% | 39.28% | 10.12% |
| 2020 | 24.71% | 24.35% | 23.3% | 29.84% | 16.82% | 11.59% | 40.12% | 10.76% |
| 2019 | 25.15% | 23.38% | 23.64% | 30.03% | 16.95% | 11.6% | 39.6% | 10.43% |
| 2018 | 24.96% | 22.73% | 23.79% | 30.32% | 17.09% | 11.77% | 40.42% | 11.32% |
| 2017 | 25.14% | 22.78% | 24.53% | 30.8% | 17.21% | 11.89% | 40.49% | 10.21% |
| 2016 | 24.91% | 22.65% | 24.7% | 30.53% | 17.15% | 12.08% | 40.2% | 8.83% |
| 2015 | 24.85% | 22.32% | 24.57% | 30.95% | 17.1% | 12.24% | 39.44% | 10.65% |
| 2014 | 25.77% | 22.75% | 24.55% | 31.02% | 17.05% | 12.31% | 39.49% | 8.68% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | 23.09% | 24.35% | 30.82% | 16.99% | 12.4% | 39.53% | 8.63% |
| 2012 | 25.68% | 24.07% | 25.13% | 29.98% | 16.93% | 12.5% | 39.23% | 9.29% |
| 2011 | 25.06% | 22.72% | 24.86% | 29.83% | 17.09% | 12.64% | 39.05% | 9.09% |
| 2010 | 24.68% | 23.81% | 25.06% | 30.32% | 17.24% | 12.8% | 38.13% | 8.94% |
| 2009 | 25% | 23.61% | 25.06% | 31.27% | 17.39% | 12.93% | 38.16% | 9.4% |
| 2008 | 24.82% | 25.36% | 25.04% | 31.59% | 17.54% | 12.91% | 38.22% | 8.92% |
| 2007 | 25.15% | 24.25% | 25.22% | 31.39% | 17.66% | 12.88% | 39.15% | 11.88% |
| 2006 | 25.19% | 24.94% | 25.49% | 31.69% | 17.91% | 12.89% | 39.33% | 12.45% |
| 2005 | 23.68% | 26.31% | 25.87% | 32.91% | 18.15% | 12.85% | 39.14% | 13.31% |
| 2004 | 24.05% | 26.98% | 26.09% | 33.4% | 18.39% | 12.83% | 39.32% | 12.23% |
| 2003 | 23.39% | 26.91% | 26.08% | 32.32% | 18.63% | 12.81% | 40.46% | 12.12% |
| 2002 | 23.92% | 28.02% | 25.87% | 30.07% | 18.88% | 12.78% | 40.5% | 10.82% |
| 2001 | 23.36% | 28.2% | 26.21% | 29.88% | 19.15% | 12.74% | 40.6% | 10.61% |
| 2000 | 24.29% | 28.67% | 26.85% | 30.29% | 19.15% | 12.68% | 40.27% | 10.65% |
| 1999 | 24.46% | 29.05% | 26.96% | 29.96% | 19.16% | 12.68% | 40.36% | 10.94% |
| 1998 | 25.85% | 28.32% | 27.4% | 27.54% | 19.3% | 12.68% | 40.37% | 10.83% |
| 1997 | 26.32% | 28.06% | 28.6% | 28.77% | 19.4% | 12.68% | 40.27% | 10.62% |
| 1996 | 25.21% | 28.33% | 28.93% | 27.46% | 19.53% | 12.71% | 39.63% | 10.71% |
| 1995 | 24.54% | 28.16% | 28.12% | 27.22% | 19.85% | 12.74% | 39.51% | 10.73% |
| 1994 | 24.43% | 28.32% | 29.65% | 26.76% | 19.85% | 12.86% | 39.24% | 10.76% |
| 1993 | 25.18% | 29.07% | 30% | 26.73% | 19.95% | 12.92% | 39.21% | 11.76% |
| 1992 | 27.09% | 29.75% | 30.44% | 26.66% | 20.09% | 13.09% | 38.81% | 11.65% |
| 1991 | 27.14% | 30.26% | 30.55% | 26.43% | 20.26% | 13.3% | 38.67% | 11.49% |
| 1990 | 27.36% | 30.64% | 30.7% | 27.38% | 20.27% | 13.19% | 38.59% | 11.43% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | 30.58% | 31.06% | 26.85% | 20.27% | 13.02% | 39.45% | 11.3% |
| 1988 | 28.46% | 30.46% | 31.19% | 26.77% | 20.28% | 12.88% | 38.81% | 11.19% |
| 1987 | 28.67% | 30.82% | 31.2% | 26.47% | 20.28% | 12.8% | 40.54% | 11.19% |
| 1986 | 28.69% | 30.89% | 31.16% | 26.01% | 20.5% | 12.84% | 39.1% | 11.17% |
| 1985 | 28.89% | 30.77% | 31.16% | 25.51% | 20.5% | 12.79% | 41.13% | 11.13% |
| 1984 | 28.61% | 30.93% | 31.34% | 24.93% | 20.5% | 12.14% | 41.65% | 12.45% |
| 1983 | 28.52% | 31.04% | 31.22% | 24.7% | 20.5% | 11.43% | 40.27% | 12.55% |
| 1982 | 28.57% | 32.16% | 31.16% | 25.25% | 20.5% | 10.83% | 42.99% | 12.45% |
| 1981 | 28.55% | 32.19% | 31.17% | 25.05% | 20.61% | 10.31% | 40.42% | 11.95% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | 32.24% | 31.15% | 25.04% | 20.61% | 10.24% | 41.65% | 11.6% |
| 1979 | 28.23% | 32.22% | 31.18% | 24.62% | 20.61% | 10.26% | 40.28% | 11.69% |
| 1978 | 28.67% | 32.13% | 31.31% | 24.52% | 20.61% | 10.27% | 40.41% | 11.9% |
| 1977 | 28.61% | 31.82% | 31.29% | 24.72% | 20.37% | 10.29% | 39.75% | 12.12% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | 31.84% | 31.34% | 24.11% | 20.36% | 10.31% | 39.51% | 12.34% |
| 1975 | 28.39% | 31.72% | 31.67% | 23.98% | 20.36% | 10.33% | 39.95% | 12.6% |
| 1974 | 29.21% | 31.69% | 31.85% | 23.89% | 20.36% | 10.49% | 39.6% | 22.94% |
| 1973 | 29.24% | 31.58% | 32.12% | 23.8% | 20.42% | 10.43% | 40.49% | 33.23% |
| 1972 | 29.47% | 31.94% | 32.59% | 24% | 20.48% | 10.48% | 39.36% | 33.44% |
| 1971 | 29.48% | 32.34% | 32.69% | 24.17% | 20.54% | 10.53% | 39.33% | 33.66% |
| 1970 | 29.36% | 40.75% | 31.39% | 24.65% | 20.61% | 10.57% | 39.82% | 33.87% |
| 1969 | 29.61% | 41.55% | 32.18% | 25.27% | 20.66% | 10.63% | 39.62% | 33.98% |
| 1968 | 30.08% | 41.98% | 31.4% | 25.83% | 19.76% | 10.68% | 41.52% | 34.2% |
| 1967 | 30.21% | 42.12% | 31.49% | 26.12% | 19.05% | 10.73% | 41.91% | 34.42% |
| 1966 | 30.27% | 42.31% | 31.03% | 26.86% | 19.18% | 10.78% | 41.85% | 34.63% |
| 1965 | 30.34% | 42.58% | 31.95% | 27.49% | 19.33% | 10.83% | 41.61% | 34.85% |
| 1964 | 30.4% | 42.83% | 31.85% | 27.75% | 19.43% | 10.85% | 40.47% | 34.96% |
| 1963 | 30.07% | 43.09% | 32.42% | 28.11% | 19.61% | 10.88% | 39.86% | 35.17% |
| 1962 | 29.91% | 43.5% | 32.61% | 28.61% | 19.34% | 10.9% | 39.81% | 35.39% |
| 1961 | 29.66% | 43.73% | 32.51% | 29.38% | 19.72% | 10.93% | 39.67% | 35.61% |
World Bank definition
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
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