The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

Fraction of agricultural land that is cropland

LandAgriculture

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2020) is reported.

Value: ≈ 32 %
HuID: 67452
Relevant Year(s): 2020
Summary: Of the total land used for agriculture, ≈ 32 % is for primary crop production, meaning production of crops for direct human consumption. This value is calculated for the 2017 reported land use indicators as is defined in the source material.
Source: FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations Land Use. (2020)
Dataset: Fractional crop land area (1961 - 2020) (FAOSTAT_global_crop_pasture_land_use.csv)
global resolution
regional resolution
Trend:
Original Data License: CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified)
Added By: gchure