We use less farmland to produce the same thing mostly because we artificially juice land with fossil fuel derived fertilizer. Declining farmland utilization cou

We use less farmland to produce the same thing mostly because we artificially juice land with fossil fuel derived fertilizer. Declining farmland utilization could be a good thing, but I think in most actual cases it isn't because it represents higher fossil fuel usage and more aggressive usage of the top soil, which leads to its depletion. This could change though, with better top soil management and more green energy production to produce fertilizer without fossil fuels it could turn into a good thing in practice.