Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Mercosur

Arable land per capita in Mercosur in 2023 — 0.3881 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 13.8%.

2023 0.3881 ha/person −2.79% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.4837 ha/person1980
Period minimum 0.352 ha/person2002

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Mercosur, 1961–20230.350.40.450.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4505 ha/person1963: 0.4457 ha/person1965: 0.4405 ha/person1967: 0.4439 ha/person1969: 0.4448 ha/person1971: 0.4375 ha/person1973: 0.4365 ha/person1975: 0.4366 ha/person1977: 0.4575 ha/person1979: 0.4755 ha/person1981: 0.481 ha/person1983: 0.4749 ha/person1985: 0.4708 ha/person1987: 0.4427 ha/person1989: 0.4168 ha/person1991: 0.3931 ha/person1993: 0.3721 ha/person1995: 0.3586 ha/person1997: 0.3558 ha/person1999: 0.3544 ha/person2001: 0.3522 ha/person2003: 0.3599 ha/person2005: 0.375 ha/person2007: 0.3869 ha/person2009: 0.379 ha/person2011: 0.3954 ha/person2013: 0.3976 ha/person2015: 0.4003 ha/person2017: 0.397 ha/person2019: 0.395 ha/person2021: 0.3964 ha/person2023: 0.3881 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0624 (−13.84%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 0.3881 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.3881 −0.0111 −2.79%
2022 0.3993 +0.0029 +0.72%
2021 0.3964 −0 −0.01%
2020 0.3965 +0.0015 +0.38%
2019 0.395 +0.0007 +0.17%
2018 0.3943 −0.0027 −0.69%
2017 0.397 −0 −0.01%
2016 0.3971 −0.0033 −0.82%
2015 0.4003 +0.0042 +1.06%
2014 0.3961 −0.0014 −0.36%
2013 0.3976 −0.0006 −0.16%
2012 0.3982 +0.0028 +0.71%
2011 0.3954 +0.0034 +0.87%
2010 0.392 +0.013 +3.43%
2009 0.379 −0.0034 −0.9%
2008 0.3824 −0.0045 −1.17%
2007 0.3869 +0.0054 +1.42%
2006 0.3815 +0.0065 +1.75%
2005 0.375 +0.0079 +2.15%
2004 0.3671 +0.0072 +2%
2003 0.3599 +0.0079 +2.24%
2002 0.352 −0.0002 −0.06%
2001 0.3522 −0.0011 −0.32%
2000 0.3533 −0.0011 −0.3%
1999 0.3544 −0.001 −0.29%
1998 0.3554 −0.0004 −0.11%
1997 0.3558 −0.0011 −0.32%
1996 0.3569 −0.0016 −0.46%
1995 0.3586 −0.0045 −1.25%
1994 0.3631 −0.009 −2.42%
1993 0.3721 −0.0106 −2.78%
1992 0.3827 −0.0103 −2.63%
1991 0.3931 −0.0115 −2.84%
1990 0.4046 −0.0122 −2.93%
1989 0.4168 −0.0127 −2.97%
1988 0.4295 −0.0132 −2.98%
1987 0.4427 −0.0137 −3.01%
1986 0.4564 −0.0143 −3.04%
1985 0.4708 −0.0012 −0.25%
1984 0.4719 −0.0029 −0.62%
1983 0.4749 −0.0031 −0.64%
1982 0.4779 −0.0031 −0.65%
1981 0.481 −0.0027 −0.56%
1980 0.4837 +0.0082 +1.73%
1979 0.4755 +0.0087 +1.86%
1978 0.4668 +0.0094 +2.05%
1977 0.4575 +0.01 +2.23%
1976 0.4475 +0.0109 +2.5%
1975 0.4366 +0 +0%
1974 0.4366 +0 +0.01%
1973 0.4365 −0.0006 −0.13%
1972 0.4371 −0.0004 −0.08%
1971 0.4375 −0.0003 −0.07%
1970 0.4378 −0.0071 −1.59%
1969 0.4448 −0.0052 −1.15%
1968 0.45 +0.0061 +1.37%
1967 0.4439 −0.0003 −0.06%
1966 0.4442 +0.0037 +0.84%
1965 0.4405 −0.0023 −0.53%
1964 0.4428 −0.0029 −0.65%
1963 0.4457 −0.0031 −0.7%
1962 0.4488 −0.0017 −0.37%
1961 0.4505

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.