Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — North America

Arable land per capita in North America in 2023 — 0.5034 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 53.2%.

2023 0.5034 ha/person −1.12% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.0754 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.5034 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — North America, 1961–20230.40.60.811.219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.0754 ha/person1963: 1.0412 ha/person1965: 1.0041 ha/person1967: 0.9709 ha/person1969: 1.0175 ha/person1971: 0.9871 ha/person1973: 0.9634 ha/person1975: 0.943 ha/person1977: 0.9262 ha/person1979: 0.9176 ha/person1981: 0.9017 ha/person1983: 0.8825 ha/person1985: 0.8686 ha/person1987: 0.8455 ha/person1989: 0.8284 ha/person1991: 0.8073 ha/person1993: 0.7756 ha/person1995: 0.7539 ha/person1997: 0.7226 ha/person1999: 0.6996 ha/person2001: 0.6847 ha/person2003: 0.6557 ha/person2005: 0.6281 ha/person2007: 0.6005 ha/person2009: 0.579 ha/person2011: 0.5591 ha/person2013: 0.5491 ha/person2015: 0.5446 ha/person2017: 0.5394 ha/person2019: 0.5266 ha/person2021: 0.5156 ha/person2023: 0.5034 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.572 (−53.19%) Average annual rate: -1.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North America 0.5034 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.5034 −0.0057 −1.12%
2022 0.5091 −0.0065 −1.26%
2021 0.5156 −0.0042 −0.8%
2020 0.5198 −0.0068 −1.3%
2019 0.5266 −0.0067 −1.25%
2018 0.5333 −0.0062 −1.15%
2017 0.5394 −0.0027 −0.49%
2016 0.5421 −0.0025 −0.46%
2015 0.5446 −0.0022 −0.41%
2014 0.5468 −0.0022 −0.41%
2013 0.5491 −0.0021 −0.39%
2012 0.5512 −0.0079 −1.41%
2011 0.5591 −0.0097 −1.71%
2010 0.5688 −0.0102 −1.76%
2009 0.579 −0.0106 −1.79%
2008 0.5895 −0.0109 −1.82%
2007 0.6005 −0.014 −2.28%
2006 0.6145 −0.0136 −2.16%
2005 0.6281 −0.0137 −2.14%
2004 0.6418 −0.0139 −2.12%
2003 0.6557 −0.0138 −2.06%
2002 0.6695 −0.0153 −2.23%
2001 0.6847 −0.007 −1.01%
2000 0.6917 −0.0078 −1.12%
1999 0.6996 −0.012 −1.69%
1998 0.7116 −0.011 −1.52%
1997 0.7226 −0.0129 −1.75%
1996 0.7355 −0.0184 −2.44%
1995 0.7539 −0.0092 −1.21%
1994 0.7632 −0.0125 −1.61%
1993 0.7756 −0.0148 −1.87%
1992 0.7904 −0.0169 −2.09%
1991 0.8073 −0.0111 −1.36%
1990 0.8185 −0.01 −1.2%
1989 0.8284 −0.0089 −1.07%
1988 0.8374 −0.0082 −0.96%
1987 0.8455 −0.0157 −1.83%
1986 0.8613 −0.0073 −0.84%
1985 0.8686 −0.007 −0.8%
1984 0.8755 −0.0069 −0.78%
1983 0.8825 −0.0074 −0.83%
1982 0.8898 −0.0118 −1.31%
1981 0.9017 −0.008 −0.88%
1980 0.9097 −0.0079 −0.87%
1979 0.9176 −0.0089 −0.97%
1978 0.9266 +0.0004 +0.04%
1977 0.9262 −0.008 −0.86%
1976 0.9342 −0.0088 −0.93%
1975 0.943 −0.0093 −0.97%
1974 0.9522 −0.0111 −1.16%
1973 0.9634 −0.0111 −1.14%
1972 0.9744 −0.0126 −1.28%
1971 0.9871 −0.0165 −1.64%
1970 1.0036 −0.014 −1.37%
1969 1.0175 +0.0272 +2.74%
1968 0.9904 +0.0195 +2.01%
1967 0.9709 −0.0166 −1.68%
1966 0.9874 −0.0167 −1.66%
1965 1.0041 −0.0162 −1.59%
1964 1.0203 −0.0209 −2.01%
1963 1.0412 −0.0018 −0.18%
1962 1.0431 −0.0324 −3.01%
1961 1.0754

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.