Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — South Asia

Arable land per capita in South Asia in 2023 — 0.0993 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 69.1%.

2023 0.0993 ha/person −0.99% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3207 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0993 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — South Asia, 1961–202300.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3207 ha/person1963: 0.3091 ha/person1965: 0.2964 ha/person1967: 0.2862 ha/person1969: 0.2741 ha/person1971: 0.2622 ha/person1973: 0.2533 ha/person1975: 0.2429 ha/person1977: 0.2321 ha/person1979: 0.2233 ha/person1981: 0.2123 ha/person1983: 0.2024 ha/person1985: 0.1941 ha/person1987: 0.1853 ha/person1989: 0.1779 ha/person1991: 0.17 ha/person1993: 0.1616 ha/person1995: 0.1546 ha/person1997: 0.1484 ha/person1999: 0.1423 ha/person2001: 0.1365 ha/person2003: 0.1314 ha/person2005: 0.127 ha/person2007: 0.1222 ha/person2009: 0.1189 ha/person2011: 0.115 ha/person2013: 0.1117 ha/person2015: 0.109 ha/person2017: 0.1062 ha/person2019: 0.1038 ha/person2021: 0.1011 ha/person2023: 0.0993 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2215 (−69.05%) Average annual rate: -1.87 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0993 −0.001 −0.99%
2022 0.1003 −0.0009 −0.88%
2021 0.1011 −0.001 −1.02%
2020 0.1022 −0.0016 −1.53%
2019 0.1038 −0.0011 −1.05%
2018 0.1049 −0.0014 −1.29%
2017 0.1062 −0.0015 −1.38%
2016 0.1077 −0.0013 −1.19%
2015 0.109 −0.0013 −1.15%
2014 0.1103 −0.0014 −1.21%
2013 0.1117 −0.0015 −1.37%
2012 0.1132 −0.0018 −1.57%
2011 0.115 −0.0016 −1.36%
2010 0.1166 −0.0023 −1.91%
2009 0.1189 −0.0017 −1.42%
2008 0.1206 −0.0016 −1.3%
2007 0.1222 −0.0023 −1.88%
2006 0.1245 −0.0025 −2%
2005 0.127 −0.0021 −1.6%
2004 0.1291 −0.0023 −1.78%
2003 0.1314 −0.0027 −2.04%
2002 0.1342 −0.0023 −1.72%
2001 0.1365 −0.0031 −2.19%
2000 0.1396 −0.0027 −1.92%
1999 0.1423 −0.0031 −2.13%
1998 0.1454 −0.0029 −1.98%
1997 0.1484 −0.0024 −1.59%
1996 0.1507 −0.0038 −2.49%
1995 0.1546 −0.0037 −2.32%
1994 0.1583 −0.0034 −2.08%
1993 0.1616 −0.0036 −2.19%
1992 0.1652 −0.0047 −2.78%
1991 0.17 −0.004 −2.29%
1990 0.1739 −0.0039 −2.2%
1989 0.1779 −0.0033 −1.82%
1988 0.1812 −0.0041 −2.21%
1987 0.1853 −0.0043 −2.29%
1986 0.1896 −0.0045 −2.33%
1985 0.1941 −0.0047 −2.36%
1984 0.1988 −0.0035 −1.75%
1983 0.2024 −0.0054 −2.6%
1982 0.2078 −0.0046 −2.16%
1981 0.2123 −0.005 −2.28%
1980 0.2173 −0.006 −2.68%
1979 0.2233 −0.0051 −2.24%
1978 0.2284 −0.0037 −1.6%
1977 0.2321 −0.0055 −2.31%
1976 0.2376 −0.0053 −2.18%
1975 0.2429 −0.0052 −2.11%
1974 0.2481 −0.0052 −2.05%
1973 0.2533 −0.0045 −1.73%
1972 0.2578 −0.0044 −1.66%
1971 0.2622 −0.007 −2.59%
1970 0.2691 −0.0049 −1.8%
1969 0.2741 −0.0063 −2.23%
1968 0.2803 −0.0059 −2.05%
1967 0.2862 −0.0043 −1.49%
1966 0.2906 −0.0059 −1.97%
1965 0.2964 −0.0058 −1.93%
1964 0.3023 −0.0068 −2.2%
1963 0.3091 −0.0056 −1.79%
1962 0.3147 −0.006 −1.88%
1961 0.3207

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.