Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — G7

Arable land per capita in the G7 in 2023 — 0.3017 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 42.8%.

2023 0.3017 ha/person −0.68% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.5277 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.3017 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — G7, 1961–20230.30.40.50.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.5277 ha/person1963: 0.5144 ha/person1965: 0.4983 ha/person1967: 0.4833 ha/person1969: 0.4993 ha/person1971: 0.4817 ha/person1973: 0.4712 ha/person1975: 0.4639 ha/person1977: 0.4589 ha/person1979: 0.4574 ha/person1981: 0.4527 ha/person1983: 0.4464 ha/person1985: 0.4428 ha/person1987: 0.4351 ha/person1989: 0.4281 ha/person1991: 0.4204 ha/person1993: 0.4084 ha/person1995: 0.4013 ha/person1997: 0.3907 ha/person1999: 0.3826 ha/person2001: 0.377 ha/person2003: 0.3644 ha/person2005: 0.353 ha/person2007: 0.341 ha/person2009: 0.332 ha/person2011: 0.3241 ha/person2013: 0.3208 ha/person2015: 0.319 ha/person2017: 0.3176 ha/person2019: 0.3118 ha/person2021: 0.3064 ha/person2023: 0.3017 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2261 (−42.83%) Average annual rate: -0.9 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 0.3017 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.3017 −0.0021 −0.68%
2022 0.3038 −0.0027 −0.87%
2021 0.3064 −0.0016 −0.53%
2020 0.3081 −0.0038 −1.21%
2019 0.3118 −0.0027 −0.85%
2018 0.3145 −0.003 −0.96%
2017 0.3176 −0.0005 −0.16%
2016 0.3181 −0.0009 −0.3%
2015 0.319 −0.001 −0.32%
2014 0.32 −0.0008 −0.24%
2013 0.3208 −0.0008 −0.25%
2012 0.3216 −0.0025 −0.77%
2011 0.3241 −0.0036 −1.11%
2010 0.3277 −0.0043 −1.29%
2009 0.332 −0.0049 −1.46%
2008 0.3369 −0.0041 −1.2%
2007 0.341 −0.0062 −1.79%
2006 0.3472 −0.0057 −1.62%
2005 0.353 −0.0061 −1.69%
2004 0.359 −0.0054 −1.48%
2003 0.3644 −0.0064 −1.73%
2002 0.3708 −0.0062 −1.63%
2001 0.377 −0.0029 −0.77%
2000 0.3799 −0.0027 −0.71%
1999 0.3826 −0.0045 −1.15%
1998 0.3871 −0.0036 −0.93%
1997 0.3907 −0.0041 −1.03%
1996 0.3948 −0.0065 −1.63%
1995 0.4013 −0.0027 −0.66%
1994 0.404 −0.0045 −1.09%
1993 0.4084 −0.0056 −1.35%
1992 0.414 −0.0064 −1.52%
1991 0.4204 −0.0044 −1.04%
1990 0.4248 −0.0033 −0.77%
1989 0.4281 −0.0035 −0.82%
1988 0.4317 −0.0035 −0.8%
1987 0.4351 −0.0056 −1.26%
1986 0.4407 −0.0021 −0.47%
1985 0.4428 −0.0018 −0.41%
1984 0.4446 −0.0017 −0.39%
1983 0.4464 −0.0026 −0.58%
1982 0.449 −0.0037 −0.81%
1981 0.4527 −0.0025 −0.54%
1980 0.4551 −0.0023 −0.51%
1979 0.4574 −0.0028 −0.61%
1978 0.4603 +0.0014 +0.3%
1977 0.4589 −0.0021 −0.47%
1976 0.461 −0.0029 −0.62%
1975 0.4639 −0.0033 −0.71%
1974 0.4672 −0.004 −0.85%
1973 0.4712 −0.0049 −1.03%
1972 0.4762 −0.0055 −1.15%
1971 0.4817 −0.0116 −2.35%
1970 0.4933 −0.006 −1.21%
1969 0.4993 +0.0096 +1.96%
1968 0.4897 +0.0065 +1.34%
1967 0.4833 −0.0076 −1.56%
1966 0.4909 −0.0074 −1.49%
1965 0.4983 −0.0073 −1.44%
1964 0.5056 −0.0088 −1.71%
1963 0.5144 −0.0009 −0.18%
1962 0.5153 −0.0124 −2.35%
1961 0.5277

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.