Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA only
IDA only: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4099 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA only, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.4099 sq. km per square kilometre for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA only peaked at 0.4099 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
IDA only ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA only, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3323 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3335 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3341 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3345 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3354 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3356 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3359 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3369 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3367 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.337 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3374 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3374 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3383 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3382 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3388 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3396 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3401 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3407 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3413 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3425 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3435 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.344 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3449 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3454 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3464 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3478 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3416 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3433 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3452 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.347 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3488 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3507 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3516 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3538 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3554 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3573 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3607 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3586 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3629 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3644 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3663 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3677 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3699 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3718 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3737 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3983 sq. km per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4003 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4015 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4028 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.404 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4055 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4068 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4076 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4082 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4089 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4096 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4099 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3339 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3354 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.337 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3356 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3383 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3421 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3388 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3454 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3476 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3416 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3538 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3621 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3554 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3699 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3972 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3718 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4076 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4091 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4082 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4099 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 20 United Kingdom 0.7031 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.7029 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 22 Togo 0.7023 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 23 Faroe Islands 0.7012 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 24 Eswatini 0.6948 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 25 Isle of Man 0.6909 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mongolia 0.6896 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 285.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA only?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in IDA only was 0.4099 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4099 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does IDA only rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- IDA only ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.