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Arable land per capita

How many hectares of arable land there are per inhabitant.

Unit: hectares per capita Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 0.1767 ha/person Countries: 206

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Arable land per capita, 2023

Top-20 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita, 202300.511.5KazakhstanKazakhstan: 1.4594 ha/person1.4594AustraliaAustralia: 1.1624 ha/person1.1624CanadaCanada: 0.9526 ha/person0.9526ArgentinaArgentina: 0.8869 ha/person0.8869UkraineUkraine: 0.8726 ha/person0.8726RussiaRussia: 0.8458 ha/person0.8458LithuaniaLithuania: 0.802 ha/person0.802MoldovaMoldova: 0.7613 ha/person0.7613LatviaLatvia: 0.722 ha/person0.722NigerNiger: 0.6766 ha/person0.6766ParaguayParaguay: 0.6664 ha/person0.6664UruguayUruguay: 0.6492 ha/person0.6492BelarusBelarus: 0.6066 ha/person0.6066BulgariaBulgaria: 0.5408 ha/person0.5408EstoniaEstonia: 0.5189 ha/person0.5189BoliviaBolivia: 0.4543 ha/person0.4543United StatesUnited States: 0.4501 ha/person0.4501RomaniaRomania: 0.4411 ha/person0.4411HungaryHungary: 0.432 ha/person0.432SudanSudan: 0.4195 ha/person0.4195
Arable land per capita — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 KZ Kazakhstan 1.4594 2023 1
2 AU Australia 1.1624 2023 2
3 CA Canada 0.9526 2023 3
4 AR Argentina 0.8869 2023 4
5 UA Ukraine 0.8726 2023 5
6 RU Russia 0.8458 2023 6
7 LT Lithuania 0.802 2023 7
8 MD Moldova 0.7613 2023 8
9 LV Latvia 0.722 2023 9
10 NE Niger 0.6766 2023 10
11 PY Paraguay 0.6664 2023 11
12 UY Uruguay 0.6492 2023 12
13 BY Belarus 0.6066 2023 13
14 BG Bulgaria 0.5408 2023 14
15 EE Estonia 0.5189 2023 15
16 BO Bolivia 0.4543 2023 16
17 US United States 0.4501 2023 17
18 RO Romania 0.4411 2023 18
19 HU Hungary 0.432 2023 19
20 SD Sudan 0.4195 2023 20
21 GN Guinea 0.4165 2023 21
22 FI Finland 0.4019 2023 22
23 DK Denmark 0.3977 2023 23
24 RS Serbia 0.393 2023 24
25 ML Mali 0.3509 2023 25
26 CF Central African Republic 0.3494 2023 26
27 BF Burkina Faso 0.3434 2023 27
28 MN Mongolia 0.3284 2023 28
29 TG Togo 0.3222 2023 29
30 IS Iceland 0.3137 2023 30
31 PL Poland 0.3053 2023 31
32 IM Isle of Man 0.2785 2023 32
33 TD Chad 0.2743 2023 33
34 NA Namibia 0.27 2023 34
35 CU Cuba 0.2639 2023 35
36 BR Brazil 0.2635 2023 36
37 BJ Benin 0.2513 2023 37
38 FR France 0.2472 2023 38
39 ZW Zimbabwe 0.246 2023 39
40 AL Albania 0.2449 2023 40
41 BZ Belize 0.2432 2023 41
42 SK Slovakia 0.2408 2023 42
43 SE Sweden 0.2397 2023 43
44 ES Spain 0.2378 2023 44
45 TR Türkiye 0.2376 2023 45
46 KH Cambodia 0.2365 2023 46
47 LY Libya 0.2354 2023 47
48 CZ Czechia 0.2324 2023 48
49 TN Tunisia 0.2321 2023 49
50 MK North Macedonia 0.2276 2023 50
51 HR Croatia 0.2249 2023 51
52 TH Thailand 0.2208 2023 52
53 NI Nicaragua 0.2203 2023 53
54 CM Cameroon 0.2185 2023 54
55 SS South Sudan 0.2168 2023 55
56 TM Turkmenistan 0.2161 2023 56
57 SN Senegal 0.2119 2023 57
58 AZ Azerbaijan 0.206 2023 58
59 MM Myanmar 0.2033 2023 59
60 TZ Tanzania 0.2027 2023 60
61 ER Eritrea 0.1988 2023 61
62 TO Tonga 0.1912 2023 62
63 ZA South Africa 0.1898 2023 63
64 MW Malawi 0.1895 2023 64
65 AF Afghanistan 0.1893 2023 65
66 SL Sierra Leone 0.1872 2023 66
67 SY Syria 0.1865 2023 67
68 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.1837 2023 68
69 ZM Zambia 0.1834 2023 69
70 MA Morocco 0.1823 2023 70
71 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.1812 2023 71
72 GR Greece 0.1788 2023 72
73 IR Iran 0.1733 2023 73
74 MZ Mozambique 0.168 2023 74
75 DZ Algeria 0.1631 2023 75
76 GM Gambia 0.1631 2023 76
77 NG Nigeria 0.1618 2023 77
78 LA Laos 0.1597 2023 78
79 LS Lesotho 0.1543 2023 79
80 MX Mexico 0.1543 2023 80
81 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.1541 2023 81
82 AM Armenia 0.149 2023 82
83 AO Angola 0.1465 2023 83
84 NO Norway 0.1455 2023 84
85 AT Austria 0.1447 2023 85
86 SZ Eswatini 0.1438 2023 86
87 UG Uganda 0.1418 2023 87
88 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1408 2023 88
89 DE Germany 0.1402 2023 89
90 GH Ghana 0.1394 2023 90
91 GA Gabon 0.1308 2023 91
92 ET Ethiopia 0.1274 2023 92
93 BT Bhutan 0.1272 2023 93
94 PA Panama 0.1267 2023 94
95 PK Pakistan 0.1223 2023 95
96 IT Italy 0.1201 2023 96
97 KE Kenya 0.1198 2023 97
98 GY Guyana 0.1174 2023 98
99 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1162 2023 99
100 PE Peru 0.1158 2023 100
101 SV El Salvador 0.1143 2023 101
102 UZ Uzbekistan 0.113 2023 102
103 IQ Iraq 0.1102 2023 103
104 IN India 0.107 2023 104
105 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1069 2023 105
106 BW Botswana 0.1048 2023 106
107 SA Saudi Arabia 0.1018 2023 107
108 NZ New Zealand 0.1 2023 108
109 BI Burundi 0.0965 2023 109
110 MG Madagascar 0.0962 2023 110
111 CV Cabo Verde 0.0957 2023 111
112 HN Honduras 0.0956 2023 112
113 LU Luxembourg 0.092 2023 113
114 VE Venezuela 0.0919 2023 114
115 LR Liberia 0.091 2023 115
116 DM Dominica 0.0902 2023 116
117 MR Mauritania 0.0896 2023 117
118 CG Republic of the Congo 0.089 2023 118
119 GB United Kingdom 0.0882 2023 119
120 PT Portugal 0.0877 2023 120
121 KP North Korea 0.0869 2023 121
122 HT Haiti 0.0864 2023 122
123 DO Dominican Republic 0.0861 2023 123
124 GT Guatemala 0.0857 2023 124
125 SI Slovenia 0.0844 2023 125
126 SR Suriname 0.0842 2023 126
127 FJ Fiji 0.0831 2023 127
128 RW Rwanda 0.0831 2023 128
129 IE Ireland 0.0827 2023 129
130 GE Georgia 0.0818 2023 130
131 TJ Tajikistan 0.0813 2023 131
132 TL Timor-Leste 0.0805 2023 132
133 CN China 0.0769 2023 133
134 KM Comoros 0.0764 2023 134
135 BE Belgium 0.0733 2023 135
136 CY Cyprus 0.0728 2023 136
137 CL Chile 0.0716 2023 137
138 VN Vietnam 0.067 2023 138
139 ID Indonesia 0.0632 2023 139
140 VU Vanuatu 0.0624 2023 140
141 LK Sri Lanka 0.0623 2023 141
142 NP Nepal 0.0607 2023 142
143 MU Mauritius 0.0601 2023 143
144 SO Somalia 0.0599 2023 144
145 SM San Marino 0.0586 2023 145
146 EC Ecuador 0.0572 2023 146
147 NL Netherlands 0.0564 2023 147
148 WS Samoa 0.0494 2023 148
149 CO Colombia 0.0487 2023 149
150 PH Philippines 0.0487 2023 150
151 BD Bangladesh 0.046 2023 151
152 CH Switzerland 0.0446 2023 152
153 LI Liechtenstein 0.0434 2023 153
154 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0.0429 2023 154
155 JM Jamaica 0.0423 2023 155
156 CR Costa Rica 0.0327 2023 156
157 JP Japan 0.0325 2023 157
158 PG Papua New Guinea 0.0318 2023 158
159 YE Yemen 0.0294 2023 159
160 SB Solomon Islands 0.0287 2023 160
161 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.0287 2023 161
162 KR South Korea 0.0282 2023 162
163 IL Israel 0.0276 2023 163
164 EG Egypt 0.0271 2023 164
165 VG British Virgin Islands 0.0257 2023 165
166 GD Grenada 0.0256 2023 166
167 BB Barbados 0.0248 2023 167
168 LB Lebanon 0.0232 2023 168
169 MY Malaysia 0.0223 2023 169
170 AS American Samoa 0.0217 2023 170
171 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0216 2023 171
172 NC New Caledonia 0.0206 2023 172
173 BS Bahamas 0.02 2023 173
174 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0197 2023 174
175 AW Aruba 0.0186 2023 175
176 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.0183 2023 176
177 JO Jordan 0.0178 2023 177
178 FM Micronesia 0.0178 2023 178
179 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.0173 2023 179
180 OM Oman 0.0173 2023 180
181 PW Palau 0.0169 2023 181
182 PR Puerto Rico 0.0157 2023 182
183 KI Kiribati 0.0151 2023 183
184 LC Saint Lucia 0.0149 2023 184
185 ME Montenegro 0.0145 2023 185
186 MT Malta 0.0132 2023 186
187 MH Marshall Islands 0.0129 2023 187
188 AD Andorra 0.0091 2023 188
189 PF French Polynesia 0.0089 2023 189
190 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.0087 2023 190
191 VI United States Virgin Islands 0.0086 2023 191
192 PS Palestine 0.0081 2023 192
193 QA Qatar 0.0079 2023 193
194 MV Maldives 0.0076 2023 194
195 GU Guam 0.006 2023 195
196 AE United Arab Emirates 0.0048 2023 196
197 BM Bermuda 0.0046 2023 197
198 KY Cayman Islands 0.0027 2023 198
199 DJ Djibouti 0.0026 2023 199
200 MP Northern Mariana Islands 0.0018 2023 200
201 KW Kuwait 0.0016 2023 201
202 BH Bahrain 0.0013 2023 202
203 FO Faroe Islands 0.0013 2023 203
204 SC Seychelles 0.0013 2023 204
205 HK Hong Kong 0.0003 2023 205
206 SG Singapore 0.0001 2023 206
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Maximum 1.4594 ha/person
Median 0.1086 ha/person
Minimum 0.0001 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
hectares per capita
Observation period
1961–2023
License
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Dataset
FAOSTAT

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