Japanese rice fields.
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| Agricultural land in relation to total world land area | ||||
| Type | Area | % world land area | ||
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| 1 | World land, excluding inland waters | 130.5 | 100 | actual % |
| 2 | Agricultural land: | 49.4 | 38 | 0.378544061 |
| 3 | Arable land (mainly annual crops) | 13.8 | 11 | 0.105747126 |
| 4 | Permanent crops (e.g. fruit and nut trees) | 1.3 | 1 | 0.009961686 |
| 5 | Permanent pasture (incl. rangeland) | 34.3 | 20 | 0.199233716 |
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| http://www.fao.org/index_en.htm | ||||
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Different percentages of the world's land-use patterns.
