What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.0224 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Name: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0056 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 1.9%

Rank

25th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0224 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0056 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 stood at 0.0056 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0224 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0224 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0218 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1963	0.0212 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1964	0.0207 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1965	0.0202 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1966	0.0197 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1967	0.0192 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1968	0.0187 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1969	0.0181 sq. km per person	-3.0%
1970	0.0176 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1971	0.0172 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1972	0.0169 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1973	0.0165 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1974	0.016 sq. km per person	-3.0%
1975	0.0155 sq. km per person	-3.1%
1976	0.015 sq. km per person	-3.0%
1977	0.0146 sq. km per person	-3.0%
1978	0.0141 sq. km per person	-3.0%
1979	0.0137 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1980	0.0133 sq. km per person	-3.1%
1981	0.0127 sq. km per person	-4.3%
1982	0.0124 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1983	0.012 sq. km per person	-3.4%
1984	0.0119 sq. km per person	-1.3%
1985	0.0116 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1986	0.0114 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1987	0.0112 sq. km per person	-1.3%
1988	0.011 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1989	0.0108 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1990	0.0106 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1991	0.0104 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1992	0.0101 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1993	0.01 sq. km per person	-0.7%
1994	0.01 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1995	0.0099 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1996	0.0098 sq. km per person	-0.7%
1997	0.0097 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1998	0.0097 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1999	0.0096 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2000	0.0093 sq. km per person	-2.4%
2001	0.0091 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2002	0.009 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2003	0.0088 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2004	0.0086 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2005	0.0081 sq. km per person	-5.9%
2006	0.0079 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2007	0.0077 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2008	0.0075 sq. km per person	-3.0%
2009	0.0073 sq. km per person	-2.4%
2010	0.0071 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2011	0.007 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2012	0.0068 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2013	0.0067 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2014	0.0066 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2015	0.0064 sq. km per person	-1.9%
2016	0.0063 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2017	0.0063 sq. km per person	-1.4%
2018	0.0062 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2019	0.006 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2020	0.0059 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2021	0.0058 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2022	0.0057 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2023	0.0056 sq. km per person	-1.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0202 sq. km per person	0.0181 sq. km per person	0.0224 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0157 sq. km per person	0.0137 sq. km per person	0.0176 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0118 sq. km per person	0.0108 sq. km per person	0.0133 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.01 sq. km per person	0.0096 sq. km per person	0.0106 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0083 sq. km per person	0.0073 sq. km per person	0.0093 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0065 sq. km per person	0.006 sq. km per person	0.0071 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0058 sq. km per person	0.0056 sq. km per person	0.0059 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

22 Mali 0.0182 sq. km per person compare
23 Niger 0.0178 sq. km per person compare
24 Faroe Islands 0.0177 sq. km per person compare
25 Congo 0.0172 sq. km per person compare
26 South Africa 0.0152 sq. km per person compare
27 Russia 0.015 sq. km per person compare
28 Djibouti 0.0148 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 347.82 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
Rural population 44.0% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0056 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?: The highest recorded value was 0.0224 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

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.