Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Northern Africa

Arable land per capita in Northern Africa in 2023 — 0.1607 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 55%.

2023 0.1607 ha/person −0.5% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.357 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1273 ha/person2011

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Northern Africa, 1961–20230.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.357 ha/person1963: 0.3358 ha/person1965: 0.3272 ha/person1967: 0.3165 ha/person1969: 0.3023 ha/person1971: 0.2918 ha/person1973: 0.2821 ha/person1975: 0.2743 ha/person1977: 0.2609 ha/person1979: 0.2437 ha/person1981: 0.2302 ha/person1983: 0.2156 ha/person1985: 0.2068 ha/person1987: 0.199 ha/person1989: 0.1917 ha/person1991: 0.1854 ha/person1993: 0.1851 ha/person1995: 0.1781 ha/person1997: 0.1738 ha/person1999: 0.1671 ha/person2001: 0.1567 ha/person2003: 0.155 ha/person2005: 0.1411 ha/person2007: 0.1359 ha/person2009: 0.133 ha/person2011: 0.1273 ha/person2013: 0.1919 ha/person2015: 0.1817 ha/person2017: 0.1811 ha/person2019: 0.1708 ha/person2021: 0.1665 ha/person2023: 0.1607 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1963 (−54.99%) Average annual rate: -1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Africa 0.1607 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1607 −0.0008 −0.5%
2022 0.1615 −0.0051 −3.04%
2021 0.1665 −0.004 −2.35%
2020 0.1705 −0.0002 −0.12%
2019 0.1708 −0.0062 −3.51%
2018 0.177 −0.0042 −2.29%
2017 0.1811 −0.0007 −0.39%
2016 0.1818 +0.0001 +0.05%
2015 0.1817 −0.0022 −1.21%
2014 0.1839 −0.0079 −4.13%
2013 0.1919 −0.0042 −2.16%
2012 0.1961 +0.0689 +54.11%
2011 0.1273 −0.0021 −1.59%
2010 0.1293 −0.0036 −2.75%
2009 0.133 −0.0017 −1.27%
2008 0.1347 −0.0012 −0.88%
2007 0.1359 −0.0027 −1.98%
2006 0.1386 −0.0025 −1.78%
2005 0.1411 −0.0058 −3.95%
2004 0.1469 −0.0081 −5.21%
2003 0.155 +0.0013 +0.82%
2002 0.1537 −0.003 −1.91%
2001 0.1567 −0.0054 −3.32%
2000 0.1621 −0.005 −2.97%
1999 0.1671 −0.0029 −1.68%
1998 0.1699 −0.0039 −2.23%
1997 0.1738 −0.0026 −1.5%
1996 0.1765 −0.0016 −0.92%
1995 0.1781 −0.0027 −1.5%
1994 0.1808 −0.0043 −2.32%
1993 0.1851 −0.0031 −1.65%
1992 0.1882 +0.0028 +1.52%
1991 0.1854 −0.0031 −1.62%
1990 0.1884 −0.0032 −1.68%
1989 0.1917 −0.0024 −1.24%
1988 0.1941 −0.0049 −2.46%
1987 0.199 −0.0032 −1.57%
1986 0.2021 −0.0046 −2.23%
1985 0.2068 −0.0059 −2.77%
1984 0.2126 −0.0029 −1.36%
1983 0.2156 −0.0087 −3.89%
1982 0.2243 −0.0059 −2.57%
1981 0.2302 −0.0048 −2.05%
1980 0.235 −0.0086 −3.55%
1979 0.2437 −0.0101 −3.99%
1978 0.2538 −0.0071 −2.7%
1977 0.2609 −0.0085 −3.16%
1976 0.2694 −0.005 −1.81%
1975 0.2743 −0.0018 −0.65%
1974 0.2761 −0.006 −2.12%
1973 0.2821 −0.0052 −1.8%
1972 0.2873 −0.0045 −1.55%
1971 0.2918 −0.0045 −1.53%
1970 0.2963 −0.0059 −1.96%
1969 0.3023 −0.0071 −2.29%
1968 0.3093 −0.0072 −2.26%
1967 0.3165 −0.0065 −2.01%
1966 0.323 −0.0041 −1.26%
1965 0.3272 −0.0022 −0.66%
1964 0.3293 −0.0065 −1.94%
1963 0.3358 −0.009 −2.61%
1962 0.3448 −0.0122 −3.4%
1961 0.357

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.