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How much hectors of land have been lost since the agricultural revolution

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The agricultural revolution has led to the loss of land, including forest habitats and productive farmland, due to the expansion of cropland and urban development.

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The agricultural revolution has resulted in the loss of a significant amount of land. Over the past three centuries, the global extent of cropland has increased from around 2.7 to 15 million km², mostly at the expense of forest habitats. Permanent pasturelands are even more extensive, reaching around 34 million km² by the mid-1990s. Additionally, urban and suburban development has caused the loss of over 30 million acres of productive farmland since 1970.

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