Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Western Europe

Arable land per capita in Western Europe in 2023 — 0.1611 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 32.9%.

2023 0.1611 ha/person −0.59% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.24 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1611 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Western Europe, 1961–20230.160.180.20.220.2419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.24 ha/person1963: 0.2332 ha/person1965: 0.2242 ha/person1967: 0.2146 ha/person1969: 0.2076 ha/person1971: 0.2015 ha/person1973: 0.199 ha/person1975: 0.2001 ha/person1977: 0.2 ha/person1979: 0.1999 ha/person1981: 0.1992 ha/person1983: 0.1987 ha/person1985: 0.2001 ha/person1987: 0.2004 ha/person1989: 0.1956 ha/person1991: 0.1911 ha/person1993: 0.1904 ha/person1995: 0.1908 ha/person1997: 0.1905 ha/person1999: 0.1901 ha/person2001: 0.1823 ha/person2003: 0.1813 ha/person2005: 0.1807 ha/person2007: 0.1788 ha/person2009: 0.1781 ha/person2011: 0.1777 ha/person2013: 0.1766 ha/person2015: 0.1753 ha/person2017: 0.173 ha/person2019: 0.1687 ha/person2021: 0.1628 ha/person2023: 0.1611 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0788 (−32.85%) Average annual rate: -0.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 0.1611 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1611 −0.0009 −0.59%
2022 0.1621 −0.0007 −0.45%
2021 0.1628 −0.0004 −0.23%
2020 0.1632 −0.0055 −3.29%
2019 0.1687 −0.0016 −0.96%
2018 0.1704 −0.0026 −1.51%
2017 0.173 −0.0002 −0.12%
2016 0.1732 −0.0021 −1.2%
2015 0.1753 −0.0005 −0.29%
2014 0.1758 −0.0007 −0.42%
2013 0.1766 −0.0002 −0.12%
2012 0.1768 −0.001 −0.55%
2011 0.1777 +0.0006 +0.36%
2010 0.1771 −0.001 −0.54%
2009 0.1781 −0.0005 −0.28%
2008 0.1786 −0.0002 −0.13%
2007 0.1788 −0.0008 −0.43%
2006 0.1796 −0.0012 −0.64%
2005 0.1807 −0.0006 −0.33%
2004 0.1813 +0 +0.02%
2003 0.1813 −0.0002 −0.11%
2002 0.1815 −0.0009 −0.47%
2001 0.1823 −0.001 −0.57%
2000 0.1834 −0.0068 −3.56%
1999 0.1901 −0.0003 −0.13%
1998 0.1904 −0.0001 −0.06%
1997 0.1905 +0.0001 +0.04%
1996 0.1904 −0.0004 −0.22%
1995 0.1908 +0 +0.01%
1994 0.1908 +0.0004 +0.23%
1993 0.1904 +0.0011 +0.59%
1992 0.1893 −0.0018 −0.94%
1991 0.1911 −0.0036 −1.83%
1990 0.1946 −0.001 −0.5%
1989 0.1956 −0.0019 −0.96%
1988 0.1975 −0.0029 −1.44%
1987 0.2004 +0.0003 +0.15%
1986 0.2001 −0 −0.01%
1985 0.2001 +0.0006 +0.31%
1984 0.1995 +0.0008 +0.4%
1983 0.1987 −0.0008 −0.41%
1982 0.1995 +0.0003 +0.14%
1981 0.1992 −0.0005 −0.23%
1980 0.1997 −0.0003 −0.13%
1979 0.1999 −0.0005 −0.23%
1978 0.2004 +0.0004 +0.21%
1977 0.2 +0.0007 +0.37%
1976 0.1992 −0.0008 −0.41%
1975 0.2001 +0.0004 +0.21%
1974 0.1996 +0.0007 +0.35%
1973 0.199 −0.0013 −0.63%
1972 0.2002 −0.0013 −0.63%
1971 0.2015 −0.0034 −1.66%
1970 0.2049 −0.0027 −1.29%
1969 0.2076 −0.0022 −1.07%
1968 0.2098 −0.0048 −2.22%
1967 0.2146 −0.005 −2.28%
1966 0.2196 −0.0046 −2.06%
1965 0.2242 −0.0041 −1.8%
1964 0.2283 −0.0049 −2.09%
1963 0.2332 −0.0034 −1.43%
1962 0.2366 −0.0034 −1.42%
1961 0.24

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.