Agricultural land use in Aruba
Aruba: Agricultural land use was 2,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land use 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use in Aruba is 2,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Aruba peaked at 2,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1961.
Aruba ranks 215th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 212 American Samoa 2,960 hectares compare
- 213 Cayman Islands 2,700 hectares compare
- 214 San Marino 2,300 hectares compare
- 215 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2,000 hectares compare
- 217 Cook Islands 1,900 hectares compare
- 218 Tuvalu 1,800 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Aruba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2023)
- Rural population 41,612 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 38.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1.5 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Aruba?
- Agricultural land use in Aruba was 2,000 hectares 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 use recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Aruba rank for agricultural land use?
- Aruba ranks 215th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.