Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Southern Europe

Arable land per capita in Southern Europe in 2023 — 0.1765 ha/person. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 28%.

2023 0.1765 ha/person −1.12% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.245 ha/person1992
Period minimum 0.1765 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Southern Europe, 1992–20230.160.180.20.220.240.261992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 0.245 ha/person1993: 0.2404 ha/person1994: 0.2371 ha/person1995: 0.2303 ha/person1996: 0.2312 ha/person1997: 0.2275 ha/person1998: 0.2234 ha/person1999: 0.2219 ha/person2000: 0.219 ha/person2001: 0.2142 ha/person2002: 0.2109 ha/person2003: 0.207 ha/person2004: 0.2042 ha/person2005: 0.199 ha/person2006: 0.2011 ha/person2007: 0.1963 ha/person2008: 0.1973 ha/person2009: 0.1925 ha/person2010: 0.193 ha/person2011: 0.1896 ha/person2012: 0.1927 ha/person2013: 0.1875 ha/person2014: 0.1855 ha/person2015: 0.1848 ha/person2016: 0.1858 ha/person2017: 0.1855 ha/person2018: 0.1826 ha/person2019: 0.1835 ha/person2020: 0.1827 ha/person2021: 0.1825 ha/person2022: 0.1785 ha/person2023: 0.1765 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0685 (−27.96%) Average annual rate: -1.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 0.1765 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1765 −0.002 −1.12%
2022 0.1785 −0.004 −2.17%
2021 0.1825 −0.0002 −0.11%
2020 0.1827 −0.0008 −0.44%
2019 0.1835 +0.0009 +0.49%
2018 0.1826 −0.0029 −1.55%
2017 0.1855 −0.0003 −0.17%
2016 0.1858 +0.001 +0.52%
2015 0.1848 −0.0006 −0.35%
2014 0.1855 −0.002 −1.08%
2013 0.1875 −0.0052 −2.71%
2012 0.1927 +0.0031 +1.62%
2011 0.1896 −0.0034 −1.77%
2010 0.193 +0.0005 +0.28%
2009 0.1925 −0.0048 −2.43%
2008 0.1973 +0.001 +0.49%
2007 0.1963 −0.0047 −2.36%
2006 0.2011 +0.0021 +1.06%
2005 0.199 −0.0052 −2.56%
2004 0.2042 −0.0028 −1.34%
2003 0.207 −0.0039 −1.87%
2002 0.2109 −0.0033 −1.55%
2001 0.2142 −0.0048 −2.18%
2000 0.219 −0.0029 −1.3%
1999 0.2219 −0.0015 −0.65%
1998 0.2234 −0.0041 −1.81%
1997 0.2275 −0.0037 −1.62%
1996 0.2312 +0.0009 +0.4%
1995 0.2303 −0.0068 −2.88%
1994 0.2371 −0.0032 −1.35%
1993 0.2404 −0.0047 −1.9%
1992 0.245

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.