Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Eastern Asia

Arable land per capita in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 0.0723 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 49.1%.

2023 0.0723 ha/person +0.1% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.142 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0722 ha/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Eastern Asia, 1961–20230.060.080.10.120.140.1619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.142 ha/person1963: 0.1369 ha/person1965: 0.1306 ha/person1967: 0.1232 ha/person1969: 0.1158 ha/person1971: 0.109 ha/person1973: 0.1032 ha/person1975: 0.0985 ha/person1977: 0.0957 ha/person1979: 0.093 ha/person1981: 0.0912 ha/person1983: 0.0974 ha/person1985: 0.1053 ha/person1987: 0.1024 ha/person1989: 0.101 ha/person1991: 0.1004 ha/person1993: 0.0955 ha/person1995: 0.0922 ha/person1997: 0.0899 ha/person1999: 0.0883 ha/person2001: 0.0874 ha/person2003: 0.0867 ha/person2005: 0.086 ha/person2007: 0.0853 ha/person2009: 0.0848 ha/person2011: 0.0822 ha/person2013: 0.0798 ha/person2015: 0.0779 ha/person2017: 0.075 ha/person2019: 0.0726 ha/person2021: 0.0724 ha/person2023: 0.0723 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0697 (−49.12%) Average annual rate: -1.08 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 0.0723 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0723 +0.0001 +0.1%
2022 0.0722 −0.0002 −0.32%
2021 0.0724 +0.0001 +0.07%
2020 0.0724 −0.0002 −0.33%
2019 0.0726 −0.0013 −1.81%
2018 0.0739 −0.0011 −1.4%
2017 0.075 −0.0016 −2.06%
2016 0.0766 −0.0013 −1.72%
2015 0.0779 −0.0009 −1.13%
2014 0.0788 −0.001 −1.2%
2013 0.0798 −0.0011 −1.39%
2012 0.0809 −0.0013 −1.61%
2011 0.0822 −0.0014 −1.64%
2010 0.0836 −0.0012 −1.42%
2009 0.0848 −0.0003 −0.33%
2008 0.0851 −0.0002 −0.28%
2007 0.0853 −0.0005 −0.56%
2006 0.0858 −0.0002 −0.28%
2005 0.086 −0.0003 −0.32%
2004 0.0863 −0.0004 −0.42%
2003 0.0867 −0.0004 −0.46%
2002 0.0871 −0.0003 −0.35%
2001 0.0874 −0.0002 −0.27%
2000 0.0876 −0.0007 −0.75%
1999 0.0883 −0.0008 −0.95%
1998 0.0891 −0.0007 −0.83%
1997 0.0899 −0.0012 −1.29%
1996 0.091 −0.0012 −1.29%
1995 0.0922 −0.0018 −1.93%
1994 0.094 −0.0014 −1.49%
1993 0.0955 −0.0023 −2.3%
1992 0.0977 −0.0026 −2.62%
1991 0.1004 −0.0005 −0.5%
1990 0.1009 −0.0002 −0.17%
1989 0.101 −0.0004 −0.44%
1988 0.1015 −0.0009 −0.92%
1987 0.1024 −0.0017 −1.67%
1986 0.1042 −0.0012 −1.11%
1985 0.1053 +0.0036 +3.57%
1984 0.1017 +0.0043 +4.38%
1983 0.0974 +0.0034 +3.59%
1982 0.0941 +0.0029 +3.15%
1981 0.0912 −0.0006 −0.66%
1980 0.0918 −0.0012 −1.25%
1979 0.093 −0.0014 −1.44%
1978 0.0943 −0.0014 −1.42%
1977 0.0957 −0.0013 −1.36%
1976 0.097 −0.0015 −1.57%
1975 0.0985 −0.0031 −3.05%
1974 0.1016 −0.0016 −1.51%
1973 0.1032 −0.0027 −2.57%
1972 0.1059 −0.0031 −2.8%
1971 0.109 −0.0034 −3.06%
1970 0.1124 −0.0034 −2.93%
1969 0.1158 −0.0037 −3.12%
1968 0.1195 −0.0036 −2.94%
1967 0.1232 −0.0037 −2.9%
1966 0.1268 −0.0038 −2.9%
1965 0.1306 −0.0032 −2.4%
1964 0.1339 −0.003 −2.2%
1963 0.1369 −0.0035 −2.48%
1962 0.1403 −0.0017 −1.17%
1961 0.142

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.