Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — European Union

Arable land per capita in the European Union in 2023 — 0.2169 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 38.2%.

2023 0.2169 ha/person −0.34% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3508 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2169 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — European Union, 1961–20230.20.250.30.350.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3508 ha/person1963: 0.3421 ha/person1965: 0.3315 ha/person1967: 0.3219 ha/person1969: 0.3148 ha/person1971: 0.3016 ha/person1973: 0.2946 ha/person1975: 0.2903 ha/person1977: 0.2866 ha/person1979: 0.2843 ha/person1981: 0.2812 ha/person1983: 0.2783 ha/person1985: 0.2777 ha/person1987: 0.2768 ha/person1989: 0.2715 ha/person1991: 0.2674 ha/person1993: 0.2729 ha/person1995: 0.2662 ha/person1997: 0.2657 ha/person1999: 0.2618 ha/person2001: 0.2489 ha/person2003: 0.242 ha/person2005: 0.2383 ha/person2007: 0.2315 ha/person2009: 0.2312 ha/person2011: 0.2285 ha/person2013: 0.2267 ha/person2015: 0.2251 ha/person2017: 0.2234 ha/person2019: 0.2223 ha/person2021: 0.2187 ha/person2023: 0.2169 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1339 (−38.17%) Average annual rate: -0.77 %

Comparison, 2023

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

European Union 0.2169 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2169 −0.0007 −0.34%
2022 0.2177 −0.0011 −0.49%
2021 0.2187 +0.0004 +0.2%
2020 0.2183 −0.004 −1.82%
2019 0.2223 +0.0005 +0.21%
2018 0.2219 −0.0016 −0.7%
2017 0.2234 −0.0004 −0.16%
2016 0.2238 −0.0013 −0.57%
2015 0.2251 −0.0011 −0.47%
2014 0.2262 −0.0005 −0.22%
2013 0.2267 −0.0019 −0.82%
2012 0.2285 +0.0001 +0.04%
2011 0.2285 −0.0002 −0.07%
2010 0.2286 −0.0026 −1.12%
2009 0.2312 −0.001 −0.45%
2008 0.2322 +0.0008 +0.32%
2007 0.2315 −0.0042 −1.8%
2006 0.2357 −0.0025 −1.07%
2005 0.2383 −0.0019 −0.81%
2004 0.2402 −0.0018 −0.76%
2003 0.242 −0.0029 −1.19%
2002 0.245 −0.0039 −1.57%
2001 0.2489 −0.0062 −2.43%
2000 0.2551 −0.0068 −2.58%
1999 0.2618 −0.0008 −0.29%
1998 0.2626 −0.0031 −1.16%
1997 0.2657 −0.0007 −0.25%
1996 0.2663 +0.0002 +0.06%
1995 0.2662 −0.0042 −1.55%
1994 0.2704 −0.0025 −0.93%
1993 0.2729 −0.0003 −0.1%
1992 0.2732 +0.0058 +2.16%
1991 0.2674 −0.0028 −1.04%
1990 0.2702 −0.0013 −0.49%
1989 0.2715 −0.0031 −1.13%
1988 0.2746 −0.0022 −0.8%
1987 0.2768 −0.0003 −0.09%
1986 0.2771 −0.0006 −0.22%
1985 0.2777 −0.0008 −0.27%
1984 0.2785 +0.0002 +0.06%
1983 0.2783 −0.0021 −0.73%
1982 0.2804 −0.0009 −0.31%
1981 0.2812 −0.0015 −0.54%
1980 0.2828 −0.0016 −0.55%
1979 0.2843 −0.0016 −0.57%
1978 0.2859 −0.0007 −0.24%
1977 0.2866 −0.0014 −0.47%
1976 0.288 −0.0023 −0.8%
1975 0.2903 −0.0023 −0.8%
1974 0.2927 −0.002 −0.66%
1973 0.2946 −0.0036 −1.19%
1972 0.2982 −0.0034 −1.12%
1971 0.3016 −0.0086 −2.76%
1970 0.3101 −0.0047 −1.49%
1969 0.3148 −0.0028 −0.88%
1968 0.3176 −0.0043 −1.32%
1967 0.3219 −0.004 −1.21%
1966 0.3258 −0.0057 −1.73%
1965 0.3315 −0.005 −1.48%
1964 0.3365 −0.0056 −1.64%
1963 0.3421 −0.0047 −1.36%
1962 0.3468 −0.004 −1.14%
1961 0.3508

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.