Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Europe & Central Asia

Arable land per capita in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 0.359 ha/person. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 19%.

2023 0.359 ha/person −0.06% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.4434 ha/person1992
Period minimum 0.359 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Europe & Central Asia, 1992–20230.350.3750.40.4250.451992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 0.4434 ha/person1993: 0.4357 ha/person1994: 0.4321 ha/person1995: 0.4285 ha/person1996: 0.4244 ha/person1997: 0.4246 ha/person1998: 0.4206 ha/person1999: 0.4176 ha/person2000: 0.4082 ha/person2001: 0.4025 ha/person2002: 0.3986 ha/person2003: 0.3945 ha/person2004: 0.3929 ha/person2005: 0.3907 ha/person2006: 0.3875 ha/person2007: 0.3833 ha/person2008: 0.382 ha/person2009: 0.38 ha/person2010: 0.3775 ha/person2011: 0.376 ha/person2012: 0.375 ha/person2013: 0.3732 ha/person2014: 0.3715 ha/person2015: 0.3696 ha/person2016: 0.3675 ha/person2017: 0.3658 ha/person2018: 0.3635 ha/person2019: 0.362 ha/person2020: 0.3595 ha/person2021: 0.3597 ha/person2022: 0.3592 ha/person2023: 0.359 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0844 (−19.04%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.359 −0.0002 −0.06%
2022 0.3592 −0.0005 −0.15%
2021 0.3597 +0.0002 +0.06%
2020 0.3595 −0.0024 −0.67%
2019 0.362 −0.0015 −0.42%
2018 0.3635 −0.0023 −0.64%
2017 0.3658 −0.0016 −0.45%
2016 0.3675 −0.0021 −0.57%
2015 0.3696 −0.002 −0.53%
2014 0.3715 −0.0017 −0.45%
2013 0.3732 −0.0018 −0.48%
2012 0.375 −0.001 −0.26%
2011 0.376 −0.0015 −0.4%
2010 0.3775 −0.0025 −0.66%
2009 0.38 −0.002 −0.52%
2008 0.382 −0.0014 −0.36%
2007 0.3833 −0.0042 −1.08%
2006 0.3875 −0.0032 −0.82%
2005 0.3907 −0.0022 −0.55%
2004 0.3929 −0.0016 −0.41%
2003 0.3945 −0.0041 −1.02%
2002 0.3986 −0.0039 −0.96%
2001 0.4025 −0.0057 −1.41%
2000 0.4082 −0.0093 −2.24%
1999 0.4176 −0.003 −0.71%
1998 0.4206 −0.0041 −0.96%
1997 0.4246 +0.0003 +0.06%
1996 0.4244 −0.0041 −0.97%
1995 0.4285 −0.0036 −0.84%
1994 0.4321 −0.0035 −0.81%
1993 0.4357 −0.0078 −1.76%
1992 0.4434

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.