Cropland area in OECD (FAO)
OECD (FAO): Cropland area was 382.61 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland area in OECD (FAO), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
OECD (FAO) recorded 382.61 million hectares for cropland area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in OECD (FAO) peaked at 426.74 million hectares in 1969 and was at its lowest, 382.61 million hectares, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 415.13 million hectares | 411.34 million hectares | 426.74 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 417.57 million hectares | 413.55 million hectares | 423.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 421.80 million hectares | 419.60 million hectares | 424.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 418.88 million hectares | 416.91 million hectares | 422.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 403.94 million hectares | 392.04 million hectares | 416.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.79 million hectares | 384.75 million hectares | 390.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 384.13 million hectares | 382.61 million hectares | 385.22 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD (FAO)
- 1 India 168.32 million hectares compare
- 1 Ireland 441,000 hectares compare
- 2 Luxembourg 62,878 hectares compare
- 2 United States 154.73 million hectares compare
- 3 China 127.58 million hectares compare
- 3 Malta 8,291 hectares compare
- 4 Liechtenstein 1,730 hectares compare
- 4 Russia 123.65 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for OECD (FAO)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 1.17 billion hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use 1.17 billion hectares (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -1.9% (2023)
- Organic agricultural area 74.61 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in OECD (FAO)?
- Cropland area in OECD (FAO) was 382.61 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The highest recorded value was 426.74 million hectares in 1969.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.61 million hectares in 2023.
- How does OECD (FAO) rank for cropland area?
- OECD (FAO) ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in OECD (FAO)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD (FAO) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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