Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — United Kingdom

Arable land share in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 24.98%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 4.68 pp.

2023 24.98% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 40of 206
Period maximum 30.4%1964
Period minimum 23.36%2001

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — United Kingdom, 1961–202322242628303219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 29.66%1963: 30.07%1965: 30.34%1967: 30.21%1969: 29.61%1971: 29.48%1973: 29.24%1975: 28.39%1977: 28.61%1979: 28.23%1981: 28.55%1983: 28.52%1985: 28.89%1987: 28.67%1989: 27.7%1991: 27.14%1993: 25.18%1995: 24.54%1997: 26.32%1999: 24.46%2001: 23.36%2003: 23.39%2005: 23.68%2007: 25.15%2009: 25%2011: 25.06%2013: 25.9%2015: 24.85%2017: 25.14%2019: 25.15%2021: 24.84%2023: 24.98%
Change over the period: −4.68 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

United Kingdom 24.98%
World 10.67%
Northern Europe computed 11.16%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 24.98 +0.01 pp
2022 24.97 +0.13 pp
2021 24.84 +0.13 pp
2020 24.71 −0.44 pp
2019 25.15 +0.2 pp
2018 24.96 −0.19 pp
2017 25.14 +0.24 pp
2016 24.91 +0.06 pp
2015 24.85 −0.92 pp
2014 25.77 −0.13 pp
2013 25.9 +0.22 pp
2012 25.68 +0.62 pp
2011 25.06 +0.38 pp
2010 24.68 −0.33 pp
2009 25 +0.18 pp
2008 24.82 −0.33 pp
2007 25.15 −0.04 pp
2006 25.19 +1.51 pp
2005 23.68 −0.37 pp
2004 24.05 +0.66 pp
2003 23.39 −0.52 pp
2002 23.92 +0.56 pp
2001 23.36 −0.93 pp
2000 24.29 −0.17 pp
1999 24.46 −1.39 pp
1998 25.85 −0.48 pp
1997 26.32 +1.12 pp
1996 25.21 +0.67 pp
1995 24.54 +0.1 pp
1994 24.43 −0.74 pp
1993 25.18 −1.91 pp
1992 27.09 −0.05 pp
1991 27.14 −0.22 pp
1990 27.36 −0.34 pp
1989 27.7 −0.76 pp
1988 28.46 −0.2 pp
1987 28.67 −0.02 pp
1986 28.69 −0.21 pp
1985 28.89 +0.28 pp
1984 28.61 +0.1 pp
1983 28.52 −0.06 pp
1982 28.57 +0.02 pp
1981 28.55 −0.05 pp
1980 28.6 +0.37 pp
1979 28.23 −0.44 pp
1978 28.67 +0.06 pp
1977 28.61 +0.11 pp
1976 28.5 +0.1 pp
1975 28.39 −0.82 pp
1974 29.21 −0.03 pp
1973 29.24 −0.22 pp
1972 29.47 −0.01 pp
1971 29.48 +0.12 pp
1970 29.36 −0.25 pp
1969 29.61 −0.47 pp
1968 30.08 −0.13 pp
1967 30.21 −0.06 pp
1966 30.27 −0.06 pp
1965 30.34 −0.06 pp
1964 30.4 +0.33 pp
1963 30.07 +0.16 pp
1962 29.91 +0.25 pp
1961 29.66

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.