Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 0.0037 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0176 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 36th out of 47 groups 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 (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0176 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 33 United States 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
- 34 Guinea 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
- 35 Mozambique 0.0123 sq. km per person compare
- 36 Zambia 0.0115 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Brazil 0.0112 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Central African Republic 0.011 sq. km per person compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.0109 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 297.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.