Agriculture, Food and Beverage

After millennia of agricultural expansion, the world has passed ‘peak agricultural land’

A tractor on agricultural land.

The world's agricultural land use has declined in recent years. Image: Unsplash/Marta Ortigosa

Hannah Ritchie
Researcher, Our World in Data
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Chart showing the world's use of agricultural land.
The world has passed peak agricultural land. Image: Our World in Data

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Global decoupling of agricultural land and food production. Image: Our World in Data

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Global cropland is still increasing. Image: Our World in Data

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