Agricultural land (% of land area)

Indicator id: agricultural_land_share · Unit: % · Coverage: 1961-2021

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

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code AG.LND.AGRI.ZS (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

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

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 2.4 -- Ensure sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices
Topic: Agriculture & Rural Development, Environment
Themes: rural, food

Also known as

"farmland", "agricultural land share", "how much land is farmed"

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