Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Southern Africa

Arable land per capita in Southern Africa in 2023 — 0.1883 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 73.3%.

2023 0.1883 ha/person −0.74% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.7061 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1883 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Southern Africa, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.7061 ha/person1963: 0.6706 ha/person1965: 0.6371 ha/person1967: 0.6013 ha/person1969: 0.5666 ha/person1971: 0.5348 ha/person1973: 0.5056 ha/person1975: 0.4785 ha/person1977: 0.4498 ha/person1979: 0.4276 ha/person1981: 0.4002 ha/person1983: 0.3738 ha/person1985: 0.3506 ha/person1987: 0.3347 ha/person1989: 0.3185 ha/person1991: 0.3043 ha/person1993: 0.3051 ha/person1995: 0.2998 ha/person1997: 0.295 ha/person1999: 0.288 ha/person2001: 0.2807 ha/person2003: 0.2731 ha/person2005: 0.261 ha/person2007: 0.2449 ha/person2009: 0.2427 ha/person2011: 0.2261 ha/person2013: 0.2169 ha/person2015: 0.2085 ha/person2017: 0.2078 ha/person2019: 0.197 ha/person2021: 0.1918 ha/person2023: 0.1883 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.5178 (−73.33%) Average annual rate: -2.11 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Africa 0.1883 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1883 −0.0014 −0.74%
2022 0.1897 −0.0021 −1.11%
2021 0.1918 −0.0048 −2.43%
2020 0.1966 −0.0004 −0.2%
2019 0.197 −0.0075 −3.69%
2018 0.2045 −0.0032 −1.56%
2017 0.2078 −0.0006 −0.28%
2016 0.2084 −0.0001 −0.04%
2015 0.2085 −0.0072 −3.35%
2014 0.2157 −0.0012 −0.57%
2013 0.2169 −0.0042 −1.91%
2012 0.2211 −0.0049 −2.18%
2011 0.2261 −0.0104 −4.39%
2010 0.2364 −0.0062 −2.56%
2009 0.2427 −0.0051 −2.06%
2008 0.2478 +0.0028 +1.16%
2007 0.2449 −0.0028 −1.13%
2006 0.2477 −0.0133 −5.1%
2005 0.261 −0.0048 −1.8%
2004 0.2658 −0.0073 −2.67%
2003 0.2731 −0.0054 −1.95%
2002 0.2786 −0.0021 −0.76%
2001 0.2807 −0.0077 −2.67%
2000 0.2884 +0.0003 +0.11%
1999 0.288 −0.002 −0.68%
1998 0.29 −0.005 −1.7%
1997 0.295 −0.0036 −1.21%
1996 0.2987 −0.0011 −0.38%
1995 0.2998 −0.0026 −0.86%
1994 0.3024 −0.0028 −0.9%
1993 0.3051 +0.0019 +0.64%
1992 0.3032 −0.0011 −0.37%
1991 0.3043 −0.0075 −2.42%
1990 0.3118 −0.0066 −2.08%
1989 0.3185 −0.0079 −2.42%
1988 0.3264 −0.0083 −2.48%
1987 0.3347 −0.0105 −3.05%
1986 0.3452 −0.0054 −1.54%
1985 0.3506 −0.012 −3.3%
1984 0.3625 −0.0112 −3.01%
1983 0.3738 −0.0131 −3.39%
1982 0.3869 −0.0133 −3.33%
1981 0.4002 −0.0145 −3.5%
1980 0.4147 −0.0129 −3.02%
1979 0.4276 −0.0113 −2.58%
1978 0.439 −0.0108 −2.41%
1977 0.4498 −0.0151 −3.24%
1976 0.4649 −0.0136 −2.84%
1975 0.4785 −0.0126 −2.56%
1974 0.491 −0.0146 −2.89%
1973 0.5056 −0.0147 −2.83%
1972 0.5203 −0.0144 −2.7%
1971 0.5348 −0.0157 −2.86%
1970 0.5505 −0.0161 −2.84%
1969 0.5666 −0.0172 −2.95%
1968 0.5839 −0.0175 −2.91%
1967 0.6013 −0.0179 −2.89%
1966 0.6192 −0.0179 −2.8%
1965 0.6371 −0.0166 −2.53%
1964 0.6536 −0.017 −2.53%
1963 0.6706 −0.0179 −2.61%
1962 0.6886 −0.0175 −2.48%
1961 0.7061

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.