Agricultural land (% of land area)

Share of land area that is arable land, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.

Data table

Year	World (%)
1990	38.52
1991	38.56
1992	36.71
1993	36.7
1994	36.87
1995	36.85
1996	36.91
1997	37.04
1998	37.15
1999	37.17
2000	37.19
2001	37.19
2002	37.12
2003	36.95
2004	36.58
2005	36.63
2006	36.64
2007	36.57
2008	36.49
2009	36.47
2010	36.49
2011	36.67
2012	37.03
2013	36.96
2014	36.97
2015	36.82
2016	36.78
2017	37.01
2018	36.92
2019	36.94
2020	36.92
2021	37.03
2022	37.01
2023	36.93

Per-source values, 2023

Caveats

FAO-sourced; Nepal's mountainous terrain caps this well below flatter South Asian neighbours.