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

Date	Amount	Rank
2005	13.94	#47
2004	12.22	#48
2003	12.86	#84
2002	14.46	#79
2001	15.97	#74
2000	19.89	#55
1999	20.26	#53
1998	20.92	#50
1997	20.95	#47
1996	20.85	#49
1995	20.62	#48
1994	22.39	#43
1993	25.15	#39
1992	26.3	#35
1991	27.04	#36
1990	27.04	#35
1989	27.16	#35
1988	27.35	#35
1987	27.41	#34
1986	27.4	#34
1985	27.37	#35
1984	27.35	#35
1983	27.33	#35
1982	27.31	#35
1981	27.3	#35
1980	27.28	#35
1979	27.27	#36
1978	27.34	#36
1977	27.41	#36
1976	27.4	#36
1975	27.39	#36
1974	27.45	#35
1973	27.37	#34
1972	27.41	#34
1971	27.42	#34
1970	27.45	#34
1969	27.53	#34
1968	27.5	#35
1967	27.56	#35
1966	27.6	#35
1965	27.93	#34
1964	28	#34
1963	28.17	#34
1962	28.41	#34
1961	28.36	#34

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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