Agricultural land (% of land area)

Share of land area that is arable land, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.

Data table

Year	World (%)
1961	35.4
1962	35.47
1963	35.56
1964	35.64
1965	35.74
1966	35.82
1967	35.92
1968	36.24
1969	36.29
1970	36.24
1971	36.38
1972	36.51
1973	36.6
1974	36.72
1975	36.82
1976	36.83
1977	36.88
1978	37.05
1979	37.14
1980	37.27
1981	37.33
1982	37.46
1983	37.54
1984	37.81
1985	38.06
1986	38.03
1987	38.18
1988	38.32
1989	38.41
1990	38.52
1991	38.56
1992	36.71
1993	36.7
1994	36.87
1995	36.85
1996	36.91
1997	37.04
1998	37.15
1999	37.17
2000	37.19
2001	37.19
2002	37.12
2003	36.95
2004	36.58
2005	36.63
2006	36.64
2007	36.57
2008	36.49
2009	36.47
2010	36.49
2011	36.67
2012	37.03
2013	36.96
2014	36.97
2015	36.82
2016	36.78
2017	37.01
2018	36.92
2019	36.94
2020	36.92
2021	37.03
2022	37.01
2023	36.93

Per-source values, 2023

Caveats

FAO-sourced; Nepal's mountainous terrain caps this well below flatter South Asian neighbours.