37.5% 2011
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.
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Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
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Rural population (% of total population)
| Arab World | 43% | |
| Caribbean small states | 57% | |
| East Asia & Pacific | 51% | |
| Euro area | 24% | |
| European Union | 26% | |
| Europe & Central Asia | 35% | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 21% | |
| Least developed countries: UN classification | 71% | |
| Middle East & North Africa | 41% | |
| OECD members | 20% | |
| Other small states | 53% | |
| Pacific island small states | 64% | |
| Small states | 55% | |
| South Asia | 69% | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 64% | |
| World | 48% |
Agricultural land (% of land area)
| Arab World | 36.4% | |
| Caribbean small states | 6.2% | |
| East Asia & Pacific | 48.2% | |
| Euro area | 45.3% | |
| European Union | 44.6% | |
| Europe & Central Asia | 27.8% | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 36.8% | |
| Least developed countries: UN classification | 38.3% | |
| Middle East & North Africa | 23.0% | |
| OECD members | 35.8% | |
| Other small states | 42.7% | |
| Pacific island small states | 13.2% | |
| Small states | 35.5% | |
| South Asia | 54.7% | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.6% | |
| World | 37.5% |