Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — BRICS

Arable land per capita in BRICS in 2023 — 0.1329 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 46.1%.

2023 0.1329 ha/person −0.51% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.2467 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1329 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — BRICS, 1961–20230.10.150.20.2519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2467 ha/person1963: 0.2386 ha/person1965: 0.2286 ha/person1967: 0.2188 ha/person1969: 0.2086 ha/person1971: 0.1988 ha/person1973: 0.1921 ha/person1975: 0.1847 ha/person1977: 0.1802 ha/person1979: 0.1772 ha/person1981: 0.1718 ha/person1983: 0.1715 ha/person1985: 0.1731 ha/person1987: 0.1666 ha/person1989: 0.1603 ha/person1991: 0.1542 ha/person1993: 0.1871 ha/person1995: 0.1795 ha/person1997: 0.1747 ha/person1999: 0.1695 ha/person2001: 0.1653 ha/person2003: 0.1617 ha/person2005: 0.1584 ha/person2007: 0.1551 ha/person2009: 0.1523 ha/person2011: 0.1484 ha/person2013: 0.1448 ha/person2015: 0.142 ha/person2017: 0.139 ha/person2019: 0.1361 ha/person2021: 0.1344 ha/person2023: 0.1329 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1138 (−46.12%) Average annual rate: -0.99 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 0.1329 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1329 −0.0007 −0.51%
2022 0.1336 −0.0007 −0.55%
2021 0.1344 −0.0007 −0.49%
2020 0.135 −0.0011 −0.83%
2019 0.1361 −0.0014 −1.04%
2018 0.1376 −0.0014 −1.02%
2017 0.139 −0.0016 −1.1%
2016 0.1405 −0.0015 −1.06%
2015 0.142 −0.0013 −0.94%
2014 0.1434 −0.0014 −0.97%
2013 0.1448 −0.0017 −1.15%
2012 0.1465 −0.0019 −1.28%
2011 0.1484 −0.0019 −1.26%
2010 0.1503 −0.002 −1.31%
2009 0.1523 −0.0013 −0.82%
2008 0.1535 −0.0016 −1%
2007 0.1551 −0.0015 −0.97%
2006 0.1566 −0.0018 −1.12%
2005 0.1584 −0.0016 −1%
2004 0.16 −0.0017 −1.06%
2003 0.1617 −0.002 −1.22%
2002 0.1637 −0.0016 −0.94%
2001 0.1653 −0.0017 −1.01%
2000 0.1669 −0.0025 −1.49%
1999 0.1695 −0.0027 −1.55%
1998 0.1721 −0.0025 −1.45%
1997 0.1747 −0.0018 −1.02%
1996 0.1765 −0.003 −1.69%
1995 0.1795 −0.0035 −1.93%
1994 0.183 −0.0041 −2.18%
1993 0.1871 −0.0045 −2.36%
1992 0.1916 +0.0374 +24.26%
1991 0.1542 −0.0031 −1.97%
1990 0.1573 −0.003 −1.88%
1989 0.1603 −0.0029 −1.76%
1988 0.1632 −0.0034 −2.06%
1987 0.1666 −0.0035 −2.05%
1986 0.1701 −0.003 −1.72%
1985 0.1731 +0.0007 +0.42%
1984 0.1724 +0.0009 +0.55%
1983 0.1715 −0.0003 −0.16%
1982 0.1717 −0 −0.02%
1981 0.1718 −0.0021 −1.21%
1980 0.1739 −0.0033 −1.86%
1979 0.1772 −0.0013 −0.73%
1978 0.1785 −0.0017 −0.96%
1977 0.1802 −0.0022 −1.2%
1976 0.1824 −0.0023 −1.26%
1975 0.1847 −0.0041 −2.18%
1974 0.1888 −0.0033 −1.7%
1973 0.1921 −0.0032 −1.61%
1972 0.1952 −0.0036 −1.81%
1971 0.1988 −0.0049 −2.38%
1970 0.2037 −0.0049 −2.35%
1969 0.2086 −0.0053 −2.46%
1968 0.2138 −0.005 −2.28%
1967 0.2188 −0.0045 −2%
1966 0.2233 −0.0053 −2.33%
1965 0.2286 −0.0048 −2.08%
1964 0.2335 −0.0051 −2.15%
1963 0.2386 −0.005 −2.07%
1962 0.2436 −0.0031 −1.26%
1961 0.2467

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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.