Agricultural land per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0185 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0185 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
218th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.036 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.0185 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Aruba, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Aruba stood at 0.0185 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Aruba peaked at 0.036 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0185 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Aruba 218th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.036 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.0355 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0351 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0347 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0344 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0341 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0339 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0339 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.034 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0339 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0336 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0333 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0329 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0326 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0325 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0324 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0323 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0322 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0321 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0319 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0317 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0315 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0314 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0314 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0315 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0316 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0315 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.031 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.03 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.029 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0272 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0263 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0247 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0231 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0225 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0221 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0217 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0212 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.021 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0207 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.02 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0198 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0197 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0193 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0192 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.019 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0187 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0185 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0185 hectares per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 8% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0185 hectares per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 7% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 hectares per capita | 0.0338 hectares per capita | 0.036 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0331 hectares per capita | 0.0323 hectares per capita | 0.034 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0317 hectares per capita | 0.0314 hectares per capita | 0.0322 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0269 hectares per capita | 0.0231 hectares per capita | 0.031 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0213 hectares per capita | 0.0202 hectares per capita | 0.0225 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0193 hectares per capita | 0.0187 hectares per capita | 0.02 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 hectares per capita | 0.0185 hectares per capita | 0.0186 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 215 Brunei 0.0292 hectares per capita compare
- 216 Qatar 0.0248 hectares per capita compare
- 217 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0216 hectares per capita compare
- 219 Malta 0.0156 hectares per capita compare
- 220 Seychelles 0.0121 hectares per capita compare
- 221 Northern Mariana Islands 0.012 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Aruba
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0184 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2023)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population 38.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Aruba?
- Agricultural land per capita in Aruba was 0.0185 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.036 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0185 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Aruba ranks 218th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.