NationMaster - Time Series > Agriculture > Arable land > % of land area

Date	Amount	Rank
2003	2.86	#164
2002	2.86	#164
2001	2.86	#162
2000	2.8	#165
1999	2.8	#165
1998	2.8	#165
1997	2.78	#165
1996	2.76	#165
1995	2.72	#168
1994	2.69	#161
1993	2.68	#160
1992	2.65	#159
1991	2.64	#159
1990	2.6	#159
1989	2.56	#160
1988	2.54	#161
1987	2.53	#161
1986	2.53	#161
1985	2.49	#161
1984	2.48	#160
1983	2.49	#161
1982	2.49	#161
1981	2.49	#161
1980	2.49	#161
1979	2.49	#160
1978	2.5	#160
1977	2.46	#161
1976	2.46	#161
1975	2.38	#160
1974	2.32	#160
1973	2.31	#160
1972	2.3	#160
1971	2.3	#160
1970	2.3	#160
1969	2.3	#160
1968	2.3	#159
1967	2.3	#159
1966	2.3	#159
1965	2.3	#159
1964	2.3	#159
1963	2.3	#158
1962	2.3	#158
1961	2.3	#158

DEFINITION: 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.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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