Agricultural land (% of land area) 1961 - 2018

Description	Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops 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. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Unit of measure	%

Description

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops 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. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Unit of measure

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization

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	China
1961	36.42
1962	36.71
1963	37.01
1964	37.32
1965	37.72
1966	38.10
1967	38.49
1968	38.87
1969	39.36
1970	39.84
1971	40.34
1972	40.83
1973	41.42
1974	42.13
1975	42.62
1976	43.24
1977	43.87
1978	44.50
1979	44.98
1980	45.47
1981	46.03
1982	47.05
1983	48.15
1984	49.39
1985	50.64
1986	51.29
1987	51.85
1988	52.45
1989	53.09
1990	53.75
1991	54.35
1992	54.66
1993	55.08
1994	55.57
1995	55.57
1996	55.57
1997	55.57
1998	55.57
1999	55.57
2000	55.57
2001	55.63
2002	55.70
2003	55.76
2004	55.82
2005	55.88
2006	55.95
2007	56.01
2008	56.07
2009	56.13
2010	56.12
2011	56.12
2012	56.11
2013	56.11
2014	56.10
2015	56.09
2016	56.08
2017	56.08
2018	56.08

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