Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — High-income countries

Arable land per capita in high-income countries in 2023 — 0.3338 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 32.5%.

2023 0.3338 ha/person −0.75% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.4941 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.3338 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — High-income countries, 1961–20230.30.350.40.450.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4941 ha/person1963: 0.4818 ha/person1965: 0.4688 ha/person1967: 0.4567 ha/person1969: 0.4649 ha/person1971: 0.4463 ha/person1973: 0.433 ha/person1975: 0.4228 ha/person1977: 0.4177 ha/person1979: 0.4166 ha/person1981: 0.4115 ha/person1983: 0.4057 ha/person1985: 0.4035 ha/person1987: 0.3948 ha/person1989: 0.3854 ha/person1991: 0.3779 ha/person1993: 0.4319 ha/person1995: 0.4216 ha/person1997: 0.4166 ha/person1999: 0.409 ha/person2001: 0.3991 ha/person2003: 0.3867 ha/person2005: 0.3797 ha/person2007: 0.3663 ha/person2009: 0.3628 ha/person2011: 0.3594 ha/person2013: 0.3541 ha/person2015: 0.3505 ha/person2017: 0.347 ha/person2019: 0.3425 ha/person2021: 0.339 ha/person2023: 0.3338 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1604 (−32.45%) Average annual rate: -0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 0.3338 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.3338 −0.0025 −0.75%
2022 0.3363 −0.0027 −0.81%
2021 0.339 +0.0002 +0.05%
2020 0.3389 −0.0037 −1.07%
2019 0.3425 −0.0023 −0.65%
2018 0.3448 −0.0022 −0.63%
2017 0.347 −0.0007 −0.19%
2016 0.3476 −0.0028 −0.81%
2015 0.3505 −0.0028 −0.8%
2014 0.3533 −0.0008 −0.23%
2013 0.3541 −0.0023 −0.66%
2012 0.3564 −0.003 −0.83%
2011 0.3594 +0.0018 +0.5%
2010 0.3576 −0.0052 −1.43%
2009 0.3628 −0.0011 −0.3%
2008 0.3639 −0.0025 −0.67%
2007 0.3663 −0.0067 −1.8%
2006 0.3731 −0.0066 −1.74%
2005 0.3797 −0.0043 −1.12%
2004 0.384 −0.0027 −0.7%
2003 0.3867 −0.0062 −1.59%
2002 0.393 −0.0061 −1.54%
2001 0.3991 −0.0042 −1.03%
2000 0.4033 −0.0058 −1.41%
1999 0.409 −0.0034 −0.83%
1998 0.4124 −0.0042 −1%
1997 0.4166 −0.0009 −0.2%
1996 0.4175 −0.0042 −0.99%
1995 0.4216 −0.0056 −1.32%
1994 0.4273 −0.0046 −1.06%
1993 0.4319 −0.008 −1.82%
1992 0.4399 +0.062 +16.41%
1991 0.3779 −0.0037 −0.97%
1990 0.3816 −0.0039 −1.01%
1989 0.3854 −0.0045 −1.16%
1988 0.39 −0.0048 −1.22%
1987 0.3948 −0.006 −1.5%
1986 0.4008 −0.0027 −0.67%
1985 0.4035 −0.003 −0.74%
1984 0.4065 +0.0008 +0.2%
1983 0.4057 −0.0032 −0.78%
1982 0.4089 −0.0026 −0.63%
1981 0.4115 −0.0027 −0.65%
1980 0.4142 −0.0025 −0.59%
1979 0.4166 −0.0028 −0.66%
1978 0.4194 +0.0017 +0.4%
1977 0.4177 −0.0026 −0.61%
1976 0.4203 −0.0025 −0.59%
1975 0.4228 −0.0054 −1.27%
1974 0.4282 −0.0048 −1.1%
1973 0.433 −0.0079 −1.78%
1972 0.4409 −0.0055 −1.22%
1971 0.4463 −0.0109 −2.39%
1970 0.4572 −0.0077 −1.66%
1969 0.4649 +0.0029 +0.63%
1968 0.462 +0.0053 +1.17%
1967 0.4567 −0.0064 −1.38%
1966 0.4631 −0.0057 −1.22%
1965 0.4688 −0.0058 −1.21%
1964 0.4746 −0.0073 −1.51%
1963 0.4818 −0.0031 −0.63%
1962 0.4849 −0.0092 −1.87%
1961 0.4941

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.