Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Western Asia

Arable land per capita in Western Asia in 2023 — 0.1257 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 81.1%.

2023 0.1257 ha/person −2.12% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.6648 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1257 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Western Asia, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.6648 ha/person1963: 0.6473 ha/person1965: 0.6134 ha/person1967: 0.5729 ha/person1969: 0.5573 ha/person1971: 0.5238 ha/person1973: 0.503 ha/person1975: 0.4634 ha/person1977: 0.4404 ha/person1979: 0.4274 ha/person1981: 0.4019 ha/person1983: 0.3628 ha/person1985: 0.3522 ha/person1987: 0.3379 ha/person1989: 0.3175 ha/person1991: 0.3035 ha/person1993: 0.2775 ha/person1995: 0.2605 ha/person1997: 0.2446 ha/person1999: 0.2326 ha/person2001: 0.2193 ha/person2003: 0.2075 ha/person2005: 0.2002 ha/person2007: 0.1844 ha/person2009: 0.1657 ha/person2011: 0.1575 ha/person2013: 0.1518 ha/person2015: 0.1469 ha/person2017: 0.14 ha/person2019: 0.1345 ha/person2021: 0.1308 ha/person2023: 0.1257 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.5391 (−81.09%) Average annual rate: -2.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Asia 0.1257 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1257 −0.0027 −2.12%
2022 0.1285 −0.0023 −1.76%
2021 0.1308 −0.0008 −0.6%
2020 0.1316 −0.0029 −2.19%
2019 0.1345 −0.0028 −2.02%
2018 0.1373 −0.0027 −1.94%
2017 0.14 −0.0028 −1.96%
2016 0.1428 −0.0041 −2.77%
2015 0.1469 −0.0036 −2.37%
2014 0.1504 −0.0014 −0.91%
2013 0.1518 −0.0025 −1.61%
2012 0.1543 −0.0032 −2.06%
2011 0.1575 −0.007 −4.24%
2010 0.1645 −0.0012 −0.71%
2009 0.1657 −0.007 −4.04%
2008 0.1727 −0.0117 −6.36%
2007 0.1844 −0.0081 −4.2%
2006 0.1925 −0.0078 −3.88%
2005 0.2002 −0.0045 −2.21%
2004 0.2048 −0.0027 −1.31%
2003 0.2075 −0.0086 −3.99%
2002 0.2161 −0.0032 −1.46%
2001 0.2193 −0.005 −2.21%
2000 0.2243 −0.0083 −3.58%
1999 0.2326 −0.0071 −2.95%
1998 0.2397 −0.005 −2.04%
1997 0.2446 −0.009 −3.55%
1996 0.2536 −0.0069 −2.65%
1995 0.2605 −0.0078 −2.92%
1994 0.2684 −0.0091 −3.29%
1993 0.2775 −0.0042 −1.5%
1992 0.2817 −0.0218 −7.18%
1991 0.3035 −0.0037 −1.21%
1990 0.3073 −0.0102 −3.22%
1989 0.3175 −0.0098 −3%
1988 0.3273 −0.0106 −3.14%
1987 0.3379 −0.005 −1.46%
1986 0.3429 −0.0093 −2.64%
1985 0.3522 −0.0079 −2.2%
1984 0.3601 −0.0027 −0.73%
1983 0.3628 −0.0159 −4.21%
1982 0.3787 −0.0232 −5.77%
1981 0.4019 −0.0094 −2.28%
1980 0.4113 −0.0161 −3.77%
1979 0.4274 −0.0034 −0.8%
1978 0.4308 −0.0096 −2.17%
1977 0.4404 −0.0118 −2.62%
1976 0.4522 −0.0112 −2.41%
1975 0.4634 −0.0233 −4.79%
1974 0.4867 −0.0163 −3.25%
1973 0.503 −0.0168 −3.23%
1972 0.5198 −0.004 −0.77%
1971 0.5238 −0.0124 −2.32%
1970 0.5362 −0.021 −3.78%
1969 0.5573 +0.001 +0.18%
1968 0.5563 −0.0166 −2.9%
1967 0.5729 −0.0188 −3.17%
1966 0.5917 −0.0217 −3.55%
1965 0.6134 −0.0174 −2.76%
1964 0.6308 −0.0165 −2.56%
1963 0.6473 −0.0027 −0.41%
1962 0.65 −0.0148 −2.23%
1961 0.6648

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.