Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Jordan

Arable land in Jordan in 2023 — 204,000 ha. Ranked 139 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 24.4%.

2023 204,000 ha +0.68% vs 2022
World rank 139of 206
Period maximum 308,000 ha1988
Period minimum 140,300 ha2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Jordan, 1961–2023100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 270,000 ha1963: 273,000 ha1965: 276,000 ha1967: 279,000 ha1969: 282,000 ha1971: 285,000 ha1973: 288,000 ha1975: 291,000 ha1977: 294,000 ha1979: 297,000 ha1981: 290,600 ha1983: 304,000 ha1985: 276,800 ha1987: 303,000 ha1989: 292,800 ha1991: 149,400 ha1993: 229,000 ha1995: 252,000 ha1997: 187,000 ha1999: 190,000 ha2001: 192,000 ha2003: 177,000 ha2005: 185,000 ha2007: 140,300 ha2009: 200,800 ha2011: 175,600 ha2013: 231,000 ha2015: 227,900 ha2017: 187,000 ha2019: 214,800 ha2021: 199,200 ha2023: 204,000 ha
Change over the period: −66,000 (−24.44%) Average annual rate: -0.45 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Jordan 204,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
Arable land — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 204,000 +1,383 +0.68%
2022 202,617 +3,417 +1.72%
2021 199,200 −6,800 −3.3%
2020 206,000 −8,800 −4.1%
2019 214,800 +13,800 +6.87%
2018 201,000 +14,000 +7.49%
2017 187,000 −50,260 −21.18%
2016 237,260 +9,360 +4.11%
2015 227,900 −9,600 −4.04%
2014 237,500 +6,500 +2.81%
2013 231,000 +14,000 +6.45%
2012 217,000 +41,400 +23.58%
2011 175,600 −2,000 −1.13%
2010 177,600 −23,200 −11.55%
2009 200,800 +51,300 +34.31%
2008 149,500 +9,200 +6.56%
2007 140,300 −49,700 −26.16%
2006 190,000 +5,000 +2.7%
2005 185,000 −24,000 −11.48%
2004 209,000 +32,000 +18.08%
2003 177,000 −18,000 −9.23%
2002 195,000 +3,000 +1.56%
2001 192,000 +2,000 +1.05%
2000 190,000 +0 +0%
1999 190,000 +0 +0%
1998 190,000 +3,000 +1.6%
1997 187,000 +7,000 +3.89%
1996 180,000 −72,000 −28.57%
1995 252,000 +41,000 +19.43%
1994 211,000 −18,000 −7.86%
1993 229,000 −30,700 −11.82%
1992 259,700 +110,300 +73.83%
1991 149,400 −29,800 −16.63%
1990 179,200 −113,600 −38.8%
1989 292,800 −15,200 −4.94%
1988 308,000 +5,000 +1.65%
1987 303,000 +26,200 +9.47%
1986 276,800 +0 +0%
1985 276,800 +64,700 +30.5%
1984 212,100 −91,900 −30.23%
1983 304,000 +7,900 +2.67%
1982 296,100 +5,500 +1.89%
1981 290,600 −8,400 −2.81%
1980 299,000 +2,000 +0.67%
1979 297,000 +1,000 +0.34%
1978 296,000 +2,000 +0.68%
1977 294,000 +1,000 +0.34%
1976 293,000 +2,000 +0.69%
1975 291,000 +1,000 +0.34%
1974 290,000 +2,000 +0.69%
1973 288,000 +1,000 +0.35%
1972 287,000 +2,000 +0.7%
1971 285,000 +1,000 +0.35%
1970 284,000 +2,000 +0.71%
1969 282,000 +1,000 +0.36%
1968 281,000 +2,000 +0.72%
1967 279,000 +1,000 +0.36%
1966 278,000 +2,000 +0.72%
1965 276,000 +1,000 +0.36%
1964 275,000 +2,000 +0.73%
1963 273,000 +1,000 +0.37%
1962 272,000 +2,000 +0.74%
1961 270,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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