Infrastructure Category

Question 1

Agricultural Land

Answer 1

Agricultural
land
refers
to
the
share
of
land
area
that
is
arable,
under
permanent
crops,
and
under
permanent
pastures.
Arable
land
includes
land
defined
by
the
FAO
as
land
under
temporary
crops
(double-­‐cropped
areas
are
counted
once),
temporary
meadows
for
mowing
or
for
pasture,
land
under
market
or
kitchen
gardens,
and
land
temporarily
fallow.
Agricultural
land
covers
more
than
one-­‐third
of
the
world's
land
area,
with
arable
land
representing
less
than
one-­‐third
of
agricultural
land
(about
10%
of
the
world's
land
area).
Scale:
percentage;
range
(0.36%
-­‐
94.84%)

Question 2

Agricultural Land Irrigated

Answer 2

This
indicator
denotes
the
percentage
of
Agriculture
Land
that
is
permanently
irrigated.
Scale:
percentage;
range
(0
–
100)

Question 3

Agricultural Land Permanent Crops

Answer 3

Land
under
permanent
crops
is
land
cultivated
with
crops
that
occupy
the
land
for
long
periods
and
need
not
be
replanted
after
each
harvest,
such
as
cocoa,
coffee,
and
rubber.
This
category
includes
land
under
flowering
shrubs,
fruit
trees,
nut
trees,
and
vines,
but
excludes
land
under
trees
grown
for
wood
or
timber.
Scale:
percentage
of
agriculture
land;
range
(0
–
95)

Question 4

Agricultural Land Change

Answer 4

This
indicator
represents
to
net
change
in
Agriculture
Land
area
year
over
year.
Scale:%;
range
(-­‐27.86%
-­‐
65.14%)

Question 5

Road Density

Answer 5

Road
density
is
defined
as
the
length,
in
kilometers,
of
paved
(improved)
roads
per
100
square
kilometers
of
land
area.
This
is
a
key
element
in
the
distribution
of
food
from
the
farm
to
either
consumers
or
to
storage
and
transit
facilities.
Values
for
Road
Density
is
sparse.
Scale:
km
per
100
sq.
km.;
range
(0.8
–
194)