Permanent cropland (% of land area) in OECD members
OECD members: Permanent cropland (% of land area) was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent cropland in OECD members, 1961–2024
Source: 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). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent cropland in OECD members is 0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent cropland in OECD members peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1961.
OECD members ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent cropland (% of land area) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.7% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 7.5% compare
- 39 El Salvador 7.3% compare
- 40 Bangladesh 7.1% compare
- 41 French Polynesia 7.0% compare
- 42 Moldova 6.8% compare
- 43 British Virgin Islands 6.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent cropland in OECD members?
- Permanent cropland in OECD members was 0.8% in 2024, according to 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).
- What is the highest permanent cropland recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent cropland recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1961.
- How does OECD members rank for permanent cropland?
- OECD members ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent cropland rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Permanent cropland (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.