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

Date	Amount	Rank
2005	17.53	#41
2004	16.2	#45
2003	15.36	#76
2002	15.62	#76
2001	15.38	#77
2000	15.63	#75
1999	15.91	#73
1998	17.07	#66
1997	17.39	#66
1996	17.08	#66
1995	16.15	#70
1994	27.56	#33
1993	27.19	#32
1992	27.2	#32
1991	27.96	#33
1990	27.96	#32
1989	28.09	#32
1988	28.29	#33
1987	28.35	#32
1986	28.34	#32
1985	28.31	#32
1984	28.29	#33
1983	28.26	#33
1982	28.25	#34
1981	28.24	#34
1980	28.21	#34
1979	28.2	#35
1978	28.27	#34
1977	28.35	#33
1976	28.34	#34
1975	28.32	#32
1974	28.39	#33
1973	28.31	#32
1972	28.35	#32
1971	28.36	#33
1970	28.39	#33
1969	28.47	#33
1968	28.44	#33
1967	28.5	#33
1966	28.55	#33
1965	28.89	#33
1964	28.96	#33
1963	29.13	#32
1962	29.38	#30
1961	29.33	#30

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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