Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total stood at 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.473 sq. km per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3634 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places IDA & IBRD total 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4249 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4261 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4273 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4285 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4298 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.431 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4322 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4336 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4347 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4362 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4381 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4402 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4422 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4457 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4456 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4477 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4499 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4517 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4534 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4543 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4566 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4589 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4618 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4648 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4662 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.468 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4692 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4706 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4719 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.473 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3634 sq. km per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3634 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3642 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3642 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3645 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3663 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3669 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3676 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3677 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3678 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3681 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3668 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3666 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3657 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3657 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3661 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3657 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.366 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3671 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3675 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.373 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3737 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3736 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3743 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3744 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3744 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3747 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3747 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3755 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3757 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3754 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4298 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4249 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4347 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4441 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4362 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4517 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4624 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4534 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4706 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3865 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3634 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.473 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3666 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3657 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3681 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3727 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3671 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3747 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3753 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3757 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 25 Isle of Man 0.6909 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mongolia 0.6896 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 27 Morocco 0.6674 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 28 Lebanon 0.6591 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 29 Denmark 0.6552 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 30 Haiti 0.6513 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 31 Palestine 0.6493 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3245 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.473 sq. km per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3634 sq. km per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.