OWID: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Agricultural land area is compared to its area 10 years before. Positive values (shown in red) indicate an expansion of agriculture. Negative values (in blue) show a decline. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture used for livestock grazing. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025), compiled by Our World in Data. 13,584 values; read with owid_series(slu.