{"id":5591,"date":"2018-03-07T01:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=5591"},"modified":"2023-01-29T04:11:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T08:11:38","slug":"percent-agricultural-land-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/percent-agricultural-land-world\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the percent of agricultural land in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-right kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;5591&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4\\\/5 - (7 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;What is the percent of agricultural land in the world?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 110px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            4\/5 - (7 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.half{width:45%;float:left}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/percent-agricultural-land-world\/attachment\/world-map-agricultural-land\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5601\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-agricultural-land.jpg\" alt=\"Map of agricultural land of the World\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-agricultural-land.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-agricultural-land-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-agricultural-land-700x459.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of 2015, 37.3% of the total estimated land was available for agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>71% of the Earth&#8217;s surface is covered by water &#8211; 139 million sq. miles; the balance 29% is the land area &#8211; 57.5 million sq. miles. Of this total land, 71% is habitable land \u2013 40.15 million sq. miles.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately, 50% of the habitable land \u2013 20.7 million sq. miles is used for agriculture. The following tables present details of the land use patterns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global land use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"265\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>50.22 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arable land<\/td>\n<td>5.50 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent crops<\/td>\n<td>636,416 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent meadows and pastures<\/td>\n<td>12.64 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest<\/td>\n<td>15.44 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primary forest<\/td>\n<td>4.93 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other naturally regenerated forests<\/td>\n<td>9.37 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Planted forest<\/td>\n<td>1.13 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other lands<\/td>\n<td>16.04 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland water<\/td>\n<td>1.76 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total area equipped for irrigation<\/td>\n<td>1.28 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><strong>Major region-wise land use:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/percent-agricultural-land-world\/attachment\/world-map-global-land-use-percentage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5603\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-global-land-use-percentage.jpg\" alt=\"World Map - Continent wise land use in percentages\" width=\"800\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-global-land-use-percentage.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-global-land-use-percentage-768x868.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-global-land-use-percentage-700x791.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/africa\/\">Africa<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"314\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>11.44 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agricultural area<\/td>\n<td>4.37 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arable land<\/td>\n<td>907,992 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent crops<\/td>\n<td>130,853 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent meadows and pastures<\/td>\n<td>3.32 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest<\/td>\n<td>2.40 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primary forest<\/td>\n<td>521,423 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other naturally regenerated forests<\/td>\n<td>1.82 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Planted forest<\/td>\n<td>63,027 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other lands<\/td>\n<td>4.72 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland water<\/td>\n<td>258,468 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total area equipped for irrigation<\/td>\n<td>61,085 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"\/americas\/\">Americas<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"337\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>14.97 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agricultural area<\/td>\n<td>4.73 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arable land<\/td>\n<td>1.43 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent crops<\/td>\n<td>107,305 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent meadows and pastures<\/td>\n<td>3.18 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest<\/td>\n<td>6.14 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primary forest<\/td>\n<td>2.78 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other naturally regenerated forests<\/td>\n<td>3.14 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Planted forest<\/td>\n<td>225,255 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other lands<\/td>\n<td>4.09 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland water<\/td>\n<td>757,833 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total area equipped for irrigation<\/td>\n<td>201,719 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"\/asia\/\">Asia<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"314\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>11.98 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agricultural area<\/td>\n<td>6.42 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arable land<\/td>\n<td>1.91 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent crops<\/td>\n<td>333,959 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent meadows and pastures<\/td>\n<td>4.17 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest<\/td>\n<td>2.29 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primary forest<\/td>\n<td>452,670 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other naturally regenerated forests<\/td>\n<td>1.34 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Planted forest<\/td>\n<td>497,450 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other lands<\/td>\n<td>3.26 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland water<\/td>\n<td>364,364 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total area equipped for irrigation<\/td>\n<td>909,201 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"\/europe\/\">Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"314\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>8.54 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agricultural area<\/td>\n<td>1.80 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arable land<\/td>\n<td>1.06 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent crops<\/td>\n<td>58,394 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent meadows and pastures<\/td>\n<td>677,968 sq .miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest<\/td>\n<td>3.92 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primary forest<\/td>\n<td>1.07 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other naturally regenerated forests<\/td>\n<td>2.51 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Planted forest<\/td>\n<td>330,267 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other lands<\/td>\n<td>2.82 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland water<\/td>\n<td>356,978 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total area equipped for irrigation<\/td>\n<td>100,714 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Oceania<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"314\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>3.27 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agricultural area<\/td>\n<td>1.46 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arable land<\/td>\n<td>182,510 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent crops<\/td>\n<td>5,895 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Permanent meadows and pastures<\/td>\n<td>1.27 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest<\/td>\n<td>669,976 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primary forest<\/td>\n<td>103,703 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other naturally regenerated forests<\/td>\n<td>549,357 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Planted forest<\/td>\n<td>16,911 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other lands<\/td>\n<td>1.14 million sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland water<\/td>\n<td>28,915 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total area equipped for irrigation<\/td>\n<td>12,590 sq. miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Region-wise allocation of land for agriculture &#8211; percent of total land (2015):<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"314\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>South Asia<\/td>\n<td>56.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Asia and Pacific (excluding high-income countries)<\/td>\n<td>48.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Central Europe and the Baltics<\/td>\n<td>47.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Asia and the Pacific<\/td>\n<td>47.60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Euro Area<\/td>\n<td>43.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>European Union<\/td>\n<td>43.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td>\n<td>42.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high-income countries)<\/td>\n<td>42.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding high-income countries)<\/td>\n<td>38.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/td>\n<td>37.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Middle East and North Africa<\/td>\n<td>33.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Middle East and North Africa (excluding high-income countries)<\/td>\n<td>22.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North America<\/td>\n<td>25.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pacific Island Small States<\/td>\n<td>13.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Visit the following to learn more about World Agriculture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"half\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/world-top-ten\/agriculture-and-food-processing.html\">Agriculture and Food Processing Countries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/world-top-ten\/rice-producing-countries.html\">Top 10 Rice-Producing Countries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"half\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/world-top-ten\/countries-with-most-fruits-production.html\">Top 10 Countries With the Most Fruits Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/world-top-ten\/world-top-ten-grape-producing-countries-map.html\">Top Ten Grape-Producing Countries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Maps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 131px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/world-political-map.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\" https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/images2016\/thumbnails\/world-political-map-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"World Political Map\" width=\"131\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">World Political Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 131px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/thematic-maps\/world-agricultural-production.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\" https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/thumbnails\/world-agricultural-production-2014-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"World Map - Countries by Agricultural Production\" 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