Fig. 1 Share of land area worldwide used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land
area in 2015 (a). Agricultural refers to the share of land that is arable, under permanent crop or under
permanent pastures. (b) Depicts the share of land area under arable use. Arable land in this context
includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing
or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow (Ritchie and Roser
2019)
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