Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Southern Asia

Arable land per capita in Southern Asia in 2023 — 0.1072 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 70.9%.

2023 0.1072 ha/person −1.05% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3677 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1072 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Southern Asia, 1961–202300.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3677 ha/person1963: 0.3535 ha/person1965: 0.3404 ha/person1967: 0.3279 ha/person1969: 0.311 ha/person1971: 0.2974 ha/person1973: 0.289 ha/person1975: 0.2746 ha/person1977: 0.2606 ha/person1979: 0.2504 ha/person1981: 0.2361 ha/person1983: 0.2252 ha/person1985: 0.2163 ha/person1987: 0.2059 ha/person1989: 0.1962 ha/person1991: 0.1877 ha/person1993: 0.1792 ha/person1995: 0.1714 ha/person1997: 0.1641 ha/person1999: 0.1572 ha/person2001: 0.1505 ha/person2003: 0.145 ha/person2005: 0.1394 ha/person2007: 0.1341 ha/person2009: 0.1289 ha/person2011: 0.1247 ha/person2013: 0.1209 ha/person2015: 0.1178 ha/person2017: 0.1154 ha/person2019: 0.1125 ha/person2021: 0.1094 ha/person2023: 0.1072 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2605 (−70.86%) Average annual rate: -1.97 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 0.1072 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1072 −0.0011 −1.05%
2022 0.1083 −0.0011 −1.03%
2021 0.1094 −0.0016 −1.4%
2020 0.111 −0.0015 −1.3%
2019 0.1125 −0.0016 −1.42%
2018 0.1141 −0.0013 −1.12%
2017 0.1154 −0.0013 −1.11%
2016 0.1167 −0.0012 −0.99%
2015 0.1178 −0.0015 −1.24%
2014 0.1193 −0.0016 −1.31%
2013 0.1209 −0.0018 −1.47%
2012 0.1227 −0.002 −1.63%
2011 0.1247 −0.0016 −1.25%
2010 0.1263 −0.0026 −2.01%
2009 0.1289 −0.0021 −1.57%
2008 0.131 −0.0032 −2.36%
2007 0.1341 −0.0026 −1.9%
2006 0.1367 −0.0027 −1.91%
2005 0.1394 −0.0025 −1.73%
2004 0.1418 −0.0031 −2.17%
2003 0.145 −0.0029 −1.96%
2002 0.1479 −0.0027 −1.77%
2001 0.1505 −0.0025 −1.66%
2000 0.1531 −0.0041 −2.6%
1999 0.1572 −0.0039 −2.42%
1998 0.1611 −0.003 −1.84%
1997 0.1641 −0.003 −1.78%
1996 0.167 −0.0043 −2.53%
1995 0.1714 −0.0039 −2.23%
1994 0.1753 −0.0039 −2.18%
1993 0.1792 −0.0037 −2%
1992 0.1828 −0.0048 −2.57%
1991 0.1877 −0.0033 −1.72%
1990 0.1909 −0.0053 −2.69%
1989 0.1962 −0.0038 −1.92%
1988 0.2001 −0.0058 −2.83%
1987 0.2059 −0.0039 −1.84%
1986 0.2098 −0.0065 −3.01%
1985 0.2163 −0.0056 −2.54%
1984 0.2219 −0.0033 −1.46%
1983 0.2252 −0.008 −3.44%
1982 0.2332 −0.0029 −1.23%
1981 0.2361 −0.0062 −2.58%
1980 0.2424 −0.008 −3.2%
1979 0.2504 −0.0051 −1.98%
1978 0.2554 −0.0052 −1.98%
1977 0.2606 −0.0066 −2.48%
1976 0.2672 −0.0073 −2.67%
1975 0.2746 −0.0066 −2.35%
1974 0.2812 −0.0078 −2.7%
1973 0.289 −0.0037 −1.28%
1972 0.2927 −0.0047 −1.57%
1971 0.2974 −0.0077 −2.53%
1970 0.3051 −0.0059 −1.9%
1969 0.311 −0.0094 −2.92%
1968 0.3204 −0.0075 −2.28%
1967 0.3279 −0.0057 −1.71%
1966 0.3336 −0.0068 −2.01%
1965 0.3404 −0.0059 −1.69%
1964 0.3463 −0.0073 −2.06%
1963 0.3535 −0.0069 −1.92%
1962 0.3605 −0.0072 −1.96%
1961 0.3677

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.