Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — G20

Arable land per capita in the G20 in 2023 — 0.1747 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 48.9%.

2023 0.1747 ha/person −0.96% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3419 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1747 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — G20, 1961–20230.150.20.250.30.3519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3419 ha/person1963: 0.3317 ha/person1965: 0.3191 ha/person1967: 0.3071 ha/person1969: 0.3023 ha/person1971: 0.2863 ha/person1973: 0.2754 ha/person1975: 0.2657 ha/person1977: 0.2602 ha/person1979: 0.2568 ha/person1981: 0.2508 ha/person1983: 0.2469 ha/person1985: 0.2463 ha/person1987: 0.238 ha/person1989: 0.23 ha/person1991: 0.2224 ha/person1993: 0.2408 ha/person1995: 0.2324 ha/person1997: 0.227 ha/person1999: 0.2212 ha/person2001: 0.2165 ha/person2003: 0.2109 ha/person2005: 0.2073 ha/person2007: 0.2015 ha/person2009: 0.1975 ha/person2011: 0.1942 ha/person2013: 0.1902 ha/person2015: 0.1872 ha/person2017: 0.1833 ha/person2019: 0.1793 ha/person2021: 0.1776 ha/person2023: 0.1747 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1672 (−48.9%) Average annual rate: -1.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 0.1747 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1747 −0.0017 −0.96%
2022 0.1764 −0.0011 −0.64%
2021 0.1776 −0.0007 −0.38%
2020 0.1782 −0.0011 −0.59%
2019 0.1793 −0.0019 −1.05%
2018 0.1812 −0.0021 −1.13%
2017 0.1833 −0.0018 −0.99%
2016 0.1851 −0.0021 −1.1%
2015 0.1872 −0.0015 −0.79%
2014 0.1887 −0.0015 −0.81%
2013 0.1902 −0.0019 −1%
2012 0.1921 −0.0021 −1.06%
2011 0.1942 −0.0012 −0.61%
2010 0.1954 −0.0021 −1.08%
2009 0.1975 −0.0018 −0.91%
2008 0.1993 −0.0022 −1.1%
2007 0.2015 −0.0027 −1.34%
2006 0.2043 −0.003 −1.46%
2005 0.2073 −0.002 −0.97%
2004 0.2093 −0.0015 −0.73%
2003 0.2109 −0.0028 −1.31%
2002 0.2137 −0.0028 −1.3%
2001 0.2165 −0.0022 −1.03%
2000 0.2187 −0.0025 −1.13%
1999 0.2212 −0.0028 −1.24%
1998 0.224 −0.003 −1.33%
1997 0.227 −0.0021 −0.9%
1996 0.2291 −0.0033 −1.44%
1995 0.2324 −0.0041 −1.72%
1994 0.2365 −0.0043 −1.77%
1993 0.2408 −0.0049 −2%
1992 0.2457 +0.0232 +10.45%
1991 0.2224 −0.004 −1.77%
1990 0.2264 −0.0035 −1.53%
1989 0.23 −0.0035 −1.48%
1988 0.2334 −0.0046 −1.92%
1987 0.238 −0.0046 −1.9%
1986 0.2426 −0.0037 −1.5%
1985 0.2463 −0.001 −0.42%
1984 0.2473 +0.0004 +0.16%
1983 0.2469 −0.0019 −0.75%
1982 0.2488 −0.002 −0.79%
1981 0.2508 −0.003 −1.19%
1980 0.2538 −0.003 −1.16%
1979 0.2568 −0.0025 −0.96%
1978 0.2593 −0.0009 −0.35%
1977 0.2602 −0.0027 −1.02%
1976 0.2629 −0.0029 −1.07%
1975 0.2657 −0.0052 −1.91%
1974 0.2709 −0.0045 −1.63%
1973 0.2754 −0.0058 −2.06%
1972 0.2812 −0.0051 −1.79%
1971 0.2863 −0.0084 −2.85%
1970 0.2947 −0.0076 −2.52%
1969 0.3023 −0.0031 −1.03%
1968 0.3055 −0.0017 −0.54%
1967 0.3071 −0.0061 −1.94%
1966 0.3132 −0.0058 −1.83%
1965 0.3191 −0.0059 −1.82%
1964 0.325 −0.0067 −2.01%
1963 0.3317 −0.0047 −1.39%
1962 0.3363 −0.0056 −1.63%
1961 0.3419

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.