Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — OECD

Arable land per capita in the OECD in 2023 — 0.2618 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 48.1%.

2023 0.2618 ha/person −0.89% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.5043 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2618 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — OECD, 1961–20230.20.30.40.50.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.5043 ha/person1963: 0.491 ha/person1965: 0.476 ha/person1967: 0.4622 ha/person1969: 0.4689 ha/person1971: 0.448 ha/person1973: 0.4343 ha/person1975: 0.4224 ha/person1977: 0.4161 ha/person1979: 0.4139 ha/person1981: 0.4072 ha/person1983: 0.3989 ha/person1985: 0.3956 ha/person1987: 0.3871 ha/person1989: 0.3785 ha/person1991: 0.3705 ha/person1993: 0.3603 ha/person1995: 0.3507 ha/person1997: 0.3451 ha/person1999: 0.3389 ha/person2001: 0.3296 ha/person2003: 0.3173 ha/person2005: 0.3108 ha/person2007: 0.2969 ha/person2009: 0.2922 ha/person2011: 0.2872 ha/person2013: 0.2827 ha/person2015: 0.2795 ha/person2017: 0.2751 ha/person2019: 0.269 ha/person2021: 0.2668 ha/person2023: 0.2618 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2425 (−48.09%) Average annual rate: -1.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 0.2618 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2618 −0.0024 −0.89%
2022 0.2641 −0.0027 −1.02%
2021 0.2668 −0.0005 −0.19%
2020 0.2673 −0.0017 −0.63%
2019 0.269 −0.0032 −1.16%
2018 0.2722 −0.0029 −1.05%
2017 0.2751 −0.002 −0.71%
2016 0.277 −0.0025 −0.89%
2015 0.2795 −0.0025 −0.87%
2014 0.282 −0.0007 −0.26%
2013 0.2827 −0.0021 −0.74%
2012 0.2848 −0.0024 −0.84%
2011 0.2872 +0.001 +0.35%
2010 0.2862 −0.0059 −2.03%
2009 0.2922 −0.0016 −0.55%
2008 0.2938 −0.0031 −1.05%
2007 0.2969 −0.0067 −2.22%
2006 0.3036 −0.0072 −2.31%
2005 0.3108 −0.0043 −1.37%
2004 0.3151 −0.0022 −0.68%
2003 0.3173 −0.0059 −1.83%
2002 0.3232 −0.0064 −1.94%
2001 0.3296 −0.0042 −1.26%
2000 0.3338 −0.0051 −1.51%
1999 0.3389 −0.003 −0.86%
1998 0.3419 −0.0033 −0.94%
1997 0.3451 −0.0024 −0.7%
1996 0.3476 −0.0031 −0.88%
1995 0.3507 −0.0057 −1.6%
1994 0.3564 −0.0039 −1.08%
1993 0.3603 −0.0052 −1.43%
1992 0.3655 −0.005 −1.35%
1991 0.3705 −0.0039 −1.05%
1990 0.3745 −0.004 −1.05%
1989 0.3785 −0.0035 −0.91%
1988 0.382 −0.0052 −1.33%
1987 0.3871 −0.0051 −1.31%
1986 0.3923 −0.0034 −0.85%
1985 0.3956 −0.0036 −0.91%
1984 0.3993 +0.0004 +0.1%
1983 0.3989 −0.004 −0.98%
1982 0.4028 −0.0043 −1.06%
1981 0.4072 −0.0032 −0.78%
1980 0.4104 −0.0035 −0.84%
1979 0.4139 −0.0029 −0.7%
1978 0.4168 +0.0007 +0.16%
1977 0.4161 −0.0031 −0.73%
1976 0.4191 −0.0033 −0.78%
1975 0.4224 −0.0061 −1.43%
1974 0.4285 −0.0058 −1.33%
1973 0.4343 −0.0082 −1.86%
1972 0.4425 −0.0055 −1.22%
1971 0.448 −0.011 −2.4%
1970 0.459 −0.0099 −2.11%
1969 0.4689 +0.0027 +0.59%
1968 0.4661 +0.004 +0.86%
1967 0.4622 −0.0074 −1.57%
1966 0.4696 −0.0065 −1.36%
1965 0.476 −0.0067 −1.4%
1964 0.4828 −0.0082 −1.68%
1963 0.491 −0.0032 −0.65%
1962 0.4942 −0.0101 −2%
1961 0.5043

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.