Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — South America

Arable land per capita in South America in 2023 — 0.2773 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 30.6%.

2023 0.2773 ha/person −2.5% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3999 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.264 ha/person2002

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — South America, 1961–20230.250.30.350.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3999 ha/person1963: 0.3915 ha/person1965: 0.3837 ha/person1967: 0.381 ha/person1969: 0.3774 ha/person1971: 0.3698 ha/person1973: 0.3693 ha/person1975: 0.3665 ha/person1977: 0.3773 ha/person1979: 0.3854 ha/person1981: 0.3853 ha/person1983: 0.3773 ha/person1985: 0.3727 ha/person1987: 0.3511 ha/person1989: 0.3293 ha/person1991: 0.3088 ha/person1993: 0.2904 ha/person1995: 0.2772 ha/person1997: 0.2736 ha/person1999: 0.2703 ha/person2001: 0.2667 ha/person2003: 0.2679 ha/person2005: 0.2758 ha/person2007: 0.2814 ha/person2009: 0.2751 ha/person2011: 0.2847 ha/person2013: 0.285 ha/person2015: 0.286 ha/person2017: 0.2833 ha/person2019: 0.2818 ha/person2021: 0.2844 ha/person2023: 0.2773 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1225 (−30.65%) Average annual rate: -0.59 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 0.2773 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2773 −0.0071 −2.5%
2022 0.2845 +0.0001 +0.02%
2021 0.2844 +0.0009 +0.32%
2020 0.2835 +0.0017 +0.61%
2019 0.2818 −0.0003 −0.11%
2018 0.2821 −0.0012 −0.42%
2017 0.2833 −0.0001 −0.03%
2016 0.2834 −0.0026 −0.91%
2015 0.286 +0.0027 +0.94%
2014 0.2833 −0.0017 −0.61%
2013 0.285 −0.0009 −0.33%
2012 0.286 +0.0012 +0.43%
2011 0.2847 +0.002 +0.7%
2010 0.2828 +0.0077 +2.78%
2009 0.2751 −0.0031 −1.12%
2008 0.2782 −0.0032 −1.15%
2007 0.2814 +0.0031 +1.11%
2006 0.2783 +0.0026 +0.94%
2005 0.2758 +0.004 +1.48%
2004 0.2717 +0.0038 +1.43%
2003 0.2679 +0.0039 +1.49%
2002 0.264 −0.0027 −1.03%
2001 0.2667 −0.0027 −1.01%
2000 0.2694 −0.0008 −0.31%
1999 0.2703 −0.0023 −0.83%
1998 0.2725 −0.001 −0.38%
1997 0.2736 −0.0014 −0.51%
1996 0.275 −0.0023 −0.83%
1995 0.2772 −0.0061 −2.14%
1994 0.2833 −0.0071 −2.44%
1993 0.2904 −0.0091 −3.04%
1992 0.2995 −0.0094 −3.03%
1991 0.3088 −0.0098 −3.07%
1990 0.3186 −0.0107 −3.24%
1989 0.3293 −0.0112 −3.28%
1988 0.3405 −0.0106 −3.03%
1987 0.3511 −0.0112 −3.09%
1986 0.3623 −0.0104 −2.78%
1985 0.3727 −0.0012 −0.33%
1984 0.3739 −0.0034 −0.89%
1983 0.3773 −0.0039 −1.02%
1982 0.3812 −0.0041 −1.08%
1981 0.3853 −0.0039 −1.01%
1980 0.3892 +0.0038 +1%
1979 0.3854 +0.0039 +1.02%
1978 0.3815 +0.0042 +1.11%
1977 0.3773 +0.0049 +1.32%
1976 0.3724 +0.0059 +1.61%
1975 0.3665 −0.0016 −0.44%
1974 0.3681 −0.0012 −0.32%
1973 0.3693 −0.0015 −0.39%
1972 0.3707 +0.0009 +0.24%
1971 0.3698 −0.0019 −0.5%
1970 0.3717 −0.0057 −1.52%
1969 0.3774 −0.0055 −1.43%
1968 0.3829 +0.0019 +0.51%
1967 0.381 −0.0023 −0.61%
1966 0.3833 −0.0004 −0.09%
1965 0.3837 −0.0034 −0.87%
1964 0.3871 −0.0044 −1.13%
1963 0.3915 −0.0046 −1.15%
1962 0.3961 −0.0038 −0.95%
1961 0.3999

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.