Monday, March 30, 2009

What percentage of the land on earth can be used for agriculture/farming?

a. 3.13%


b .9.38%


c. 12.5%



As of the year 2000, about 37 percent of Earth%26#039;s land area was agricultural land. About one-third of this area, or 11 percent of Earth%26#039;s total land, is used for crops. The balance, roughly one-fourth of Earth%26#039;s land area, is pastureland, which includes cultivated or wild forage crops for animals and open land used for grazing. This does not include forests which are also considered agriculture land. So, I%26#039;m guessing your closest answer is c. 12.5% Though it%26#039;s probably crop land that you are asking about, not total agriculture land.




those are two vastly different categories. If you are talking actual tillable land it would be much less than if you are talking all of agriculture which would include all grazing land, some forest land such as that used to raise pulp wood.


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