Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Upper-middle-income countries

Arable land per capita in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 0.1394 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 42.8%.

2023 0.1394 ha/person −1.17% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.2436 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1394 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Upper-middle-income countries, 1961–20230.10.150.20.2519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2436 ha/person1963: 0.2365 ha/person1965: 0.2271 ha/person1967: 0.2177 ha/person1969: 0.2096 ha/person1971: 0.1994 ha/person1973: 0.1939 ha/person1975: 0.1879 ha/person1977: 0.1861 ha/person1979: 0.1843 ha/person1981: 0.1815 ha/person1983: 0.1824 ha/person1985: 0.1869 ha/person1987: 0.1817 ha/person1989: 0.1758 ha/person1991: 0.1702 ha/person1993: 0.1822 ha/person1995: 0.1754 ha/person1997: 0.1712 ha/person1999: 0.1677 ha/person2001: 0.1639 ha/person2003: 0.1619 ha/person2005: 0.1611 ha/person2007: 0.1602 ha/person2009: 0.1562 ha/person2011: 0.1545 ha/person2013: 0.1514 ha/person2015: 0.149 ha/person2017: 0.1451 ha/person2019: 0.1416 ha/person2021: 0.1421 ha/person2023: 0.1394 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1042 (−42.78%) Average annual rate: -0.9 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 0.1394 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1394 −0.0016 −1.17%
2022 0.141 −0.0011 −0.76%
2021 0.1421 −0.0003 −0.24%
2020 0.1424 +0.0008 +0.57%
2019 0.1416 −0.0018 −1.24%
2018 0.1434 −0.0017 −1.17%
2017 0.1451 −0.0021 −1.44%
2016 0.1472 −0.0018 −1.19%
2015 0.149 −0.0008 −0.52%
2014 0.1498 −0.0017 −1.1%
2013 0.1514 −0.0015 −0.98%
2012 0.1529 −0.0016 −1.04%
2011 0.1545 −0.0017 −1.08%
2010 0.1562 +0.0001 +0.05%
2009 0.1562 −0.0019 −1.2%
2008 0.1581 −0.0021 −1.31%
2007 0.1602 −0.0007 −0.45%
2006 0.1609 −0.0002 −0.1%
2005 0.1611 −0.0003 −0.16%
2004 0.1613 −0.0006 −0.36%
2003 0.1619 −0.0004 −0.27%
2002 0.1623 −0.0015 −0.92%
2001 0.1639 −0.0016 −0.97%
2000 0.1655 −0.0023 −1.36%
1999 0.1677 −0.0015 −0.89%
1998 0.1692 −0.002 −1.15%
1997 0.1712 −0.002 −1.18%
1996 0.1732 −0.0021 −1.22%
1995 0.1754 −0.003 −1.69%
1994 0.1784 −0.0038 −2.07%
1993 0.1822 −0.0035 −1.87%
1992 0.1856 +0.0154 +9.07%
1991 0.1702 −0.0031 −1.79%
1990 0.1733 −0.0025 −1.4%
1989 0.1758 −0.0027 −1.51%
1988 0.1785 −0.0033 −1.79%
1987 0.1817 −0.0025 −1.38%
1986 0.1843 −0.0026 −1.4%
1985 0.1869 +0.0022 +1.18%
1984 0.1847 +0.0023 +1.24%
1983 0.1824 +0.0008 +0.46%
1982 0.1816 +0.0001 +0.04%
1981 0.1815 −0.0015 −0.82%
1980 0.183 −0.0013 −0.69%
1979 0.1843 −0.0009 −0.46%
1978 0.1852 −0.0009 −0.5%
1977 0.1861 −0.0008 −0.42%
1976 0.1869 −0.001 −0.55%
1975 0.1879 −0.0034 −1.77%
1974 0.1913 −0.0025 −1.31%
1973 0.1939 −0.0032 −1.62%
1972 0.1971 −0.0023 −1.15%
1971 0.1994 −0.0043 −2.11%
1970 0.2036 −0.006 −2.84%
1969 0.2096 −0.0044 −2.05%
1968 0.214 −0.0037 −1.7%
1967 0.2177 −0.0047 −2.11%
1966 0.2224 −0.0047 −2.09%
1965 0.2271 −0.0047 −2.02%
1964 0.2318 −0.0047 −1.99%
1963 0.2365 −0.0043 −1.81%
1962 0.2409 −0.0027 −1.12%
1961 0.2436

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.