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Projections for global peak agricultural land

Projected trends in global agricultural area extent by various sources, measured in hectares. Projections include those from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization
(FAO), International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD); OECD, and scenarios from the Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment (MEA). Also shown is the actual agricultural area to 2014, as reported by the UN FAO.

19802050199020002010202020302040IAASTDOECD OutlookMEA Scenario 1MEA Scenario 2MEA Scenario 3MEA Scenario 4FAO/IMAGE

Source: Projections of peak agricultural land - FAO (2006), OECD (2012), MEA (2005)