NationMaster - Time Series > Agriculture > Agricultural land > sq. km

Date	Amount	Rank
2003	272,590	#39
2002	270,460	#40
2001	276,300	#39
2000	276,250	#38
1999	276,330	#38
1998	276,370	#38
1997	276,400	#38
1996	276,430	#38
1995	276,450	#38
1994	276,430	#38
1993	276,480	#38
1992	277,240	#38
1991	262,004.7	#39
1990	262,382	#39
1989	262,717	#39
1988	262,627.3	#40
1987	262,354.7	#39
1986	263,422.2	#39
1985	263,179.7	#39
1984	262,743.4	#39
1983	262,702.8	#39
1982	262,301.8	#39
1981	261,098.9	#39
1980	261,012.6	#39
1979	260,674.4	#39
1978	260,910.3	#39
1977	261,193.3	#39
1976	260,532.9	#39
1975	259,561.1	#40
1974	260,853.6	#39
1973	260,249.8	#39
1972	259,155.4	#40
1971	258,315.8	#40
1970	258,338.9	#39
1969	258,576.2	#39
1968	257,545	#39
1967	257,270	#39
1966	256,561.9	#39
1965	257,003.4	#39
1964	255,735.5	#39
1963	255,910	#39
1962	256,287.4	#39
1961	255,579.8	#39

DEFINITION: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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