Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — United Kingdom

Arable land per capita in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 0.0882 ha/person. Ranked 119 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 35.1%.

2023 0.0882 ha/person −1.26% vs 2022
World rank 119of 206
Period maximum 0.1362 ha/person1964
Period minimum 0.0882 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — United Kingdom, 1961–20230.080.10.120.1419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1359 ha/person1963: 0.1356 ha/person1965: 0.135 ha/person1967: 0.133 ha/person1969: 0.1292 ha/person1971: 0.1276 ha/person1973: 0.1259 ha/person1975: 0.1222 ha/person1977: 0.1232 ha/person1979: 0.1214 ha/person1981: 0.1226 ha/person1983: 0.1225 ha/person1985: 0.1236 ha/person1987: 0.1221 ha/person1989: 0.1174 ha/person1991: 0.1144 ha/person1993: 0.1055 ha/person1995: 0.1023 ha/person1997: 0.1092 ha/person1999: 0.1008 ha/person2001: 0.0956 ha/person2003: 0.0949 ha/person2005: 0.0948 ha/person2007: 0.0992 ha/person2009: 0.0971 ha/person2011: 0.0958 ha/person2013: 0.0977 ha/person2015: 0.0924 ha/person2017: 0.0922 ha/person2019: 0.0913 ha/person2021: 0.0897 ha/person2023: 0.0882 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0477 (−35.1%) Average annual rate: -0.69 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 0.0882 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Northern Europe computed 0.1752 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0882 −0.0011 −1.26%
2022 0.0893 −0.0004 −0.46%
2021 0.0897 +0.0001 +0.17%
2020 0.0896 −0.0018 −1.92%
2019 0.0913 +0.0003 +0.28%
2018 0.0911 −0.0011 −1.22%
2017 0.0922 +0.0004 +0.4%
2016 0.0919 −0.0005 −0.54%
2015 0.0924 −0.0041 −4.26%
2014 0.0965 −0.0012 −1.25%
2013 0.0977 +0.0002 +0.19%
2012 0.0975 +0.0017 +1.75%
2011 0.0958 +0.0007 +0.75%
2010 0.0951 −0.002 −2.08%
2009 0.0971 −0 −0.03%
2008 0.0972 −0.0021 −2.09%
2007 0.0992 −0.0009 −0.92%
2006 0.1002 +0.0053 +5.59%
2005 0.0948 −0.0022 −2.22%
2004 0.097 +0.0021 +2.24%
2003 0.0949 −0.0026 −2.65%
2002 0.0975 +0.0019 +1.96%
2001 0.0956 −0.0042 −4.2%
2000 0.0998 −0.0011 −1.05%
1999 0.1008 −0.0061 −5.69%
1998 0.1069 −0.0023 −2.09%
1997 0.1092 +0.0044 +4.16%
1996 0.1048 +0.0025 +2.47%
1995 0.1023 +0.0002 +0.16%
1994 0.1022 −0.0034 −3.2%
1993 0.1055 −0.0083 −7.29%
1992 0.1138 −0.0005 −0.47%
1991 0.1144 −0.0013 −1.11%
1990 0.1156 −0.0018 −1.52%
1989 0.1174 −0.0035 −2.93%
1988 0.121 −0.0011 −0.93%
1987 0.1221 −0.0003 −0.28%
1986 0.1224 −0.0012 −0.94%
1985 0.1236 +0.0009 +0.75%
1984 0.1227 +0.0002 +0.17%
1983 0.1225 −0.0003 −0.24%
1982 0.1228 +0.0002 +0.12%
1981 0.1226 −0.0002 −0.19%
1980 0.1228 +0.0014 +1.18%
1979 0.1214 −0.002 −1.63%
1978 0.1234 +0.0003 +0.21%
1977 0.1232 +0.0005 +0.42%
1976 0.1226 +0.0005 +0.39%
1975 0.1222 −0.0035 −2.79%
1974 0.1257 −0.0002 −0.18%
1973 0.1259 −0.0012 −0.95%
1972 0.1271 −0.0005 −0.38%
1971 0.1276 +0 +0%
1970 0.1276 −0.0016 −1.25%
1969 0.1292 −0.0026 −1.98%
1968 0.1318 −0.0012 −0.92%
1967 0.133 −0.001 −0.74%
1966 0.134 −0.001 −0.75%
1965 0.135 −0.0011 −0.84%
1964 0.1362 +0.0006 +0.43%
1963 0.1356 −0.0003 −0.21%
1962 0.1359 −0 −0%
1961 0.1359

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.