Under the ordinance, in places where per capita arable land is below one mu 0. Socioeconomic context and role of agriculture ghana is a middleincome west african country which experienced impressive economic growth from 2005 to 2012. Request pdf chinas success in increasing per capita food production china has to feed 20% of the global population with only about 5% of the planets water resources and 7% of its arable land. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Western north carolina is not getting any larger, and our population will continue to grow.
In recent years, we have taken to converting a bigger piece of mountain forest and farmland to development for each person living in our region. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. As we get richer, our diets tend to diversify and per capita meat consumption rises. The changes in national population, grain production, and consumption from 2000 to 2015 are analyzed. This statistic shows the total area of arable land in china from 2009 to 2016. The amount of land that is built on and not developed yet. Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years. This article includes the table with land use statistics by country. Us epa, ord, national exposure research laboratory subject. Describes the importance of agricultural land as it relates to land use diversity, community wellbeing, ecosystem.
Livestock takes up nearly 80% of global agricultural land, yet produces less than 20% of the worlds supply of calories as shown in the visualization. An assessment of the predictors of the dynamics in arable. Gdp per capita growth for syria is 20002007, and for libya, 200011. This means that what we eat is more important than how much we eat in determining the amount of land required to produce our food. Compared to the rest of the asia pacific region, australia is in a fortunate position with regards to the availability of arable land. A further increase in population and associated urban development will reduce arable land per capita by at least 0. For the period of 2015 to 2030, the average gdp growth and gdp per capita growth in china are projected to be 6. Production is projected to increase from 16 million tons in 2012 to 17 million tons in 2020 and 19 million tons in 2030. To achieve this objective, data for twelve time series data variables spanning the period 19612000 were collected from oxford university, the united nations development program, the. The threeyear survey showed that chinas per capita arable land area shrank to 0. With over 59% of its land arable, bangladesh is one of the most arable countries on the planet. The clear trend in major regions is for less and less arable land per capita. India currently produces about 230 million tones of cereals to meet the.
Falling percapita farmland raises critical questions. This implies that arable land per capita on a global basis is 0. Countries are sorted by their total cultivated land area which is a sum of total arable land area and total area of permanent crops. As populations continue rising, per capita farmland area is falling. To achieve this objective, data for twelve time series data variables spanning the period 19612000 were collected from oxford university, the united nations development program, the world.
Jul 17, 2006 land cover, use of arable land outlook from eea. Agricultural land per capita, enviroatlas community data fact sheet, march 2015 author. Australia is currently ranked first in the world according to the fao for. This second pillar would improve agricultural productivity through investments in research and development. Climate, urbanization levels, and settlement policies all factor into the percentage of arable land found in a country. Please tell me if there is an error or something that should be changed in my quizzes. Oct 11, 2014 this study sets out to verify the key predictors of the dynamics of the arable production per capita index, the arable production and permanent crop land and forest area at a national scale in cameroon. A study on the arable land demand for food security in china.
The amount of land used for agricultural purposes in the eu will continue to fall between now and 2030, as a result of increasing urbanisation in europe. Socioeconomic context and role of agriculture ghana. But this decline will not stop increased output of certain arable crops over the same period, according to the eu agricultural outlook report published on 18 december 2017. In this paper, we consider the relationship between arable land demand to grain demand and production capacity. Alternatively, for the purposes of agricultural statistics, the term often has a more precise definition. Type in the countries with the most arable land per 1,000 people. Australia has one of the lowest levels of severe land degradation resulting from agriculture, currently standing at 3 per cent of total arable land.
In general, the per capita arable land demand is determined by two factors, namely the food consumption structure and the agricultural technology level. Pdf urban land expansion and arable land loss in china1. The world has lost a third of its arable land due to erosion or pollution in the past 40 years, with potentially disastrous consequences as global demand for food soars, scientists have warned. As noted in the preceding section, land in agricultural use arable land and land under permanent crops in the world as a whole has increased by only 155 million ha or 11 percent to about 1. Global population growth continues to put pressure on land as human settlement and development needs take center stage. Agriculture includes hay, pasture, and cultivated crops. Urban land expansion and arable land loss of the major cities in china in. Sustainable agriculture agricultural land oecd data.
This trend is expected t continue over the 20002030 period, with the share of people of 65 years and older in. Food availability has certainly increased, but the per capita pro. Mar 12, 2011 this statistic shows the agricultural area per capita worldwide from 1960 to 2025. Dec 02, 2015 the world has lost a third of its arable land due to erosion or pollution in the past 40 years, with potentially disastrous consequences as global demand for food soars, scientists have warned. The metric agricultural land per capita m2person is derived from 1meter resolution land cover data created by epa for select enviroatlas communities. Projections suggest that by 2050 renewable water will fall below 500 cubic meters per capita and arable land to 0. This statistic shows the agricultural area per capita worldwide from 1960 to 2025.
This growth has slowed significantly since 20 in light of macroeconomic challenges, such as high budget deficit and inflation, but is still expected to remain positive, due to. Agricultural land is defined as the land area that is either arable, under permanent crops, or under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land under temporary crops such as cereals, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land use per capita and change western north carolina. That is an area roughly equal to the inbounds playing area of a us football field. Maintaining sufficient amounts of arable land is essential for chinas food security. Per capita sugar consumption is projected to increase. Food security is the basis of social stability and development. This paper is a remake of chapters of the interim report world agriculture. Australia is currently ranked first in the world according to the fao for actual arable land per capita, at 2. Part will be in countries with relatively large land areas per capita but limited areas with adequate rainfall or as irrigation potential, e. Agricultural production and food consumption in china. May 19, 2011 australias future prospects for arable land.
The pressures of population growth can be compounded by inefficient uses of land. Arable land is a land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest. Click on the worldmap above to change the used color scheme. Arable land is essential to growing the sustenance that a country requires to survive. Agricultural area per capita worldwide, 2015 statista. Arable land includes land under temporary crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow. Some of the w etlands will num ber of other developed countries wiebe, tegene and kuhn, 1995. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Rationale justification for indicator selection the purpose of this indicator is to highlight changes in the productive or protective uses of the land resource to facilitate sustainable land use planning and policy development. Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops multiplecropped areas are counted only once, temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and. To ensure food security in china, we insist on maintaining 120 million ha of arable land, the red line for food security, and improve the arable land productivity to ensure domestic production and selfsufficiency. According to swaminathan 3, given that indias population is likely to reach 1.
Hence, the residents should be guided to cultivate sound food consumption habits with the goal of nutrition and health in order to control per capita. Sustainability free fulltext a study on the arable land. To exclude the impact of population size on arable land demand, this study analyzed the per capita arable land requirements for different food items in 1986, 1996, 2006, and 2016. Revised and more recent data have been used as basis. Click on the flag in the table below to view the key economic indicators of a country. The future prospects for global arable land future.
One part of the equation is that demand for food is growing. The projections cover supply and demand for the major agricultural commodities and sectors, including fisheries and forestry. Bangladesh, denmark, and ukraine are among the top three countries with the most arable land. Chinas success in increasing per capita food production. Based on this assumption, the previous figure of 350 million people will be lowered to 315 million. Arable land in europe image of the day future economics. The effects of urbanization on arable land conversion and agricultural bioproductivity are estimated using remote. In addition, residents should be guided to cultivate sound food consumption habits in order to control per capita grain demand. In addition, this new paper includes a chapter 4 on production factors land, water, yields, fertilizers. The data used to make them came from this source which does not show per capita stats, which seems to. The data used to make them came from this source which does not show per capita stats, which seems to have come in turn from the world bank. This study sets out to verify the key predictors of the dynamics of the arable production per capita index, the arable production and permanent crop land and forest area at a national scale in cameroon. Second, income growth is not evenly distributed across different income groups. Land cover, use of arable land outlook from eea european.
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