Agricultural land use, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2482 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.2482 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.375 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2482 hectares per person, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 128th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.375 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3714 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3649 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3604 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3577 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3559 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3518 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3496 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3386 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3371 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3344 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3327 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3315 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3305 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3303 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.329 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3288 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3281 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.328 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3252 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3246 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3234 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3226 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3213 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3199 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3189 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3236 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3207 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.318 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3159 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3138 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3038 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3009 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3008 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3015 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2934 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.288 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2868 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2843 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2842 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2807 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2932 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2861 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2782 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2744 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2713 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.269 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2667 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2633 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2645 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2648 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2618 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.263 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2586 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.257 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2575 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2482 hectares per person | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3616 hectares per person | 0.3496 hectares per person | 0.375 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3321 hectares per person | 0.3281 hectares per person | 0.3386 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3228 hectares per person | 0.3189 hectares per person | 0.328 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3047 hectares per person | 0.2934 hectares per person | 0.318 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2855 hectares per person | 0.2782 hectares per person | 0.2932 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2668 hectares per person | 0.2618 hectares per person | 0.2744 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2553 hectares per person | 0.2482 hectares per person | 0.2586 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.2482 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.375 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2482 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 128th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.