Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Northern Europe

Arable land per capita in Northern Europe in 2023 — 0.1752 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 25.3%.

2023 0.1752 ha/person −1.06% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.2346 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1752 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Northern Europe, 1961–20230.160.180.20.220.2419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2346 ha/person1963: 0.2281 ha/person1965: 0.2232 ha/person1967: 0.2189 ha/person1969: 0.2123 ha/person1971: 0.2088 ha/person1973: 0.2039 ha/person1975: 0.2003 ha/person1977: 0.2004 ha/person1979: 0.1989 ha/person1981: 0.1984 ha/person1983: 0.1966 ha/person1985: 0.1965 ha/person1987: 0.1936 ha/person1989: 0.1887 ha/person1991: 0.1853 ha/person1993: 0.2233 ha/person1995: 0.2089 ha/person1997: 0.2137 ha/person1999: 0.2068 ha/person2001: 0.1863 ha/person2003: 0.1822 ha/person2005: 0.1878 ha/person2007: 0.1884 ha/person2009: 0.1884 ha/person2011: 0.188 ha/person2013: 0.1881 ha/person2015: 0.1819 ha/person2017: 0.1801 ha/person2019: 0.1796 ha/person2021: 0.1783 ha/person2023: 0.1752 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0593 (−25.29%) Average annual rate: -0.47 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 0.1752 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1752 −0.0019 −1.06%
2022 0.1771 −0.0012 −0.65%
2021 0.1783 −0.0001 −0.04%
2020 0.1784 −0.0012 −0.68%
2019 0.1796 +0.0007 +0.38%
2018 0.1789 −0.0012 −0.66%
2017 0.1801 −0.0012 −0.68%
2016 0.1813 −0.0005 −0.3%
2015 0.1819 −0.0056 −2.98%
2014 0.1875 −0.0007 −0.35%
2013 0.1881 −0.0003 −0.17%
2012 0.1885 +0.0004 +0.23%
2011 0.188 +0.0008 +0.45%
2010 0.1872 −0.0012 −0.64%
2009 0.1884 +0.0012 +0.64%
2008 0.1872 −0.0012 −0.61%
2007 0.1884 −0.0024 −1.26%
2006 0.1908 +0.0029 +1.56%
2005 0.1878 +0.0035 +1.91%
2004 0.1843 +0.0021 +1.15%
2003 0.1822 −0.0042 −2.28%
2002 0.1864 +0.0001 +0.05%
2001 0.1863 −0.0168 −8.29%
2000 0.2032 −0.0036 −1.74%
1999 0.2068 −0.0056 −2.63%
1998 0.2124 −0.0013 −0.62%
1997 0.2137 +0.0023 +1.11%
1996 0.2114 +0.0025 +1.2%
1995 0.2089 −0.007 −3.25%
1994 0.2159 −0.0074 −3.33%
1993 0.2233 −0.0064 −2.79%
1992 0.2297 +0.0444 +23.97%
1991 0.1853 −0.0015 −0.79%
1990 0.1868 −0.0019 −0.99%
1989 0.1887 −0.003 −1.54%
1988 0.1916 −0.002 −1.04%
1987 0.1936 −0.001 −0.52%
1986 0.1946 −0.0018 −0.92%
1985 0.1965 −0.0002 −0.08%
1984 0.1966 +0.0001 +0.03%
1983 0.1966 −0.0012 −0.63%
1982 0.1978 −0.0006 −0.31%
1981 0.1984 −0.001 −0.5%
1980 0.1994 +0.0005 +0.26%
1979 0.1989 −0.0016 −0.78%
1978 0.2005 +0.0001 +0.04%
1977 0.2004 −0.0004 −0.18%
1976 0.2008 +0.0005 +0.23%
1975 0.2003 −0.0029 −1.43%
1974 0.2032 −0.0006 −0.31%
1973 0.2039 −0.0022 −1.07%
1972 0.2061 −0.0027 −1.29%
1971 0.2088 −0.0012 −0.55%
1970 0.2099 −0.0024 −1.13%
1969 0.2123 −0.0044 −2.01%
1968 0.2167 −0.0023 −1.03%
1967 0.2189 −0.0014 −0.64%
1966 0.2204 −0.0029 −1.28%
1965 0.2232 −0.0034 −1.51%
1964 0.2266 −0.0014 −0.63%
1963 0.2281 −0.0043 −1.83%
1962 0.2323 −0.0022 −0.96%
1961 0.2346

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.