Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Latin America & Caribbean

Arable land per capita in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 0.2294 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 42%.

2023 0.2294 ha/person −2.54% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3952 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2294 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–20230.20.250.30.350.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3952 ha/person1963: 0.3823 ha/person1965: 0.3699 ha/person1967: 0.3615 ha/person1969: 0.3536 ha/person1971: 0.3406 ha/person1973: 0.337 ha/person1975: 0.3312 ha/person1977: 0.3358 ha/person1979: 0.3371 ha/person1981: 0.334 ha/person1983: 0.3277 ha/person1985: 0.322 ha/person1987: 0.3074 ha/person1989: 0.2936 ha/person1991: 0.2813 ha/person1993: 0.2675 ha/person1995: 0.2568 ha/person1997: 0.2526 ha/person1999: 0.2491 ha/person2001: 0.245 ha/person2003: 0.245 ha/person2005: 0.2469 ha/person2007: 0.2492 ha/person2009: 0.2421 ha/person2011: 0.246 ha/person2013: 0.2438 ha/person2015: 0.2423 ha/person2017: 0.2366 ha/person2019: 0.2331 ha/person2021: 0.2374 ha/person2023: 0.2294 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1658 (−41.96%) Average annual rate: -0.87 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 0.2294 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2294 −0.006 −2.54%
2022 0.2354 −0.0021 −0.87%
2021 0.2374 +0.0001 +0.06%
2020 0.2373 +0.0042 +1.79%
2019 0.2331 −0.0018 −0.76%
2018 0.2349 −0.0017 −0.73%
2017 0.2366 −0.003 −1.26%
2016 0.2396 −0.0027 −1.12%
2015 0.2423 +0.0009 +0.39%
2014 0.2414 −0.0025 −1.01%
2013 0.2438 −0.0015 −0.61%
2012 0.2453 −0.0006 −0.26%
2011 0.246 −0.0001 −0.02%
2010 0.246 +0.0039 +1.61%
2009 0.2421 −0.0033 −1.36%
2008 0.2455 −0.0038 −1.51%
2007 0.2492 +0.0014 +0.58%
2006 0.2478 +0.0009 +0.38%
2005 0.2469 +0.0017 +0.68%
2004 0.2452 +0.0002 +0.08%
2003 0.245 +0.0024 +1%
2002 0.2426 −0.0025 −1%
2001 0.245 −0.0017 −0.7%
2000 0.2468 −0.0023 −0.92%
1999 0.2491 −0.0021 −0.84%
1998 0.2512 −0.0015 −0.58%
1997 0.2526 −0.0013 −0.49%
1996 0.2539 −0.0029 −1.13%
1995 0.2568 −0.0048 −1.84%
1994 0.2616 −0.0059 −2.2%
1993 0.2675 −0.0066 −2.42%
1992 0.2741 −0.0072 −2.57%
1991 0.2813 −0.0062 −2.15%
1990 0.2875 −0.0061 −2.09%
1989 0.2936 −0.0066 −2.19%
1988 0.3002 −0.0072 −2.34%
1987 0.3074 −0.0067 −2.13%
1986 0.3141 −0.008 −2.47%
1985 0.322 −0.0019 −0.59%
1984 0.3239 −0.0038 −1.15%
1983 0.3277 −0.0026 −0.8%
1982 0.3303 −0.0037 −1.1%
1981 0.334 −0.0042 −1.24%
1980 0.3382 +0.0011 +0.33%
1979 0.3371 +0.0002 +0.05%
1978 0.3369 +0.0011 +0.34%
1977 0.3358 +0.0019 +0.56%
1976 0.3339 +0.0027 +0.81%
1975 0.3312 −0.0023 −0.7%
1974 0.3335 −0.0035 −1.04%
1973 0.337 −0.0026 −0.75%
1972 0.3396 −0.001 −0.3%
1971 0.3406 −0.0039 −1.12%
1970 0.3445 −0.0092 −2.6%
1969 0.3536 −0.0068 −1.88%
1968 0.3604 −0.001 −0.28%
1967 0.3615 −0.0044 −1.2%
1966 0.3659 −0.004 −1.08%
1965 0.3699 −0.0064 −1.69%
1964 0.3762 −0.006 −1.58%
1963 0.3823 −0.0064 −1.65%
1962 0.3887 −0.0065 −1.65%
1961 0.3952

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.