Variable: Arable land (% of land area)

QoG Code: (wdi_araland)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

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.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-01-23
Last updated by source: 2023-01-22


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 190
Basic time-series: 198
Standard cross-section: 190
Standard time-series: 198
OECD cross-section: 38
OECD time-series: 40

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1961-2021
Basic time-series: 1961-2021
OECD time-series: 1961-2021

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