Arable land (hectares), per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.0186 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0186 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.036 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0183 hectares per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Aruba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 0.0186 hectares per person for arable land (hectares), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Aruba peaked at 0.036 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Aruba 175th out of 206 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.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.036 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0351 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0344 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0339 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0339 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.034 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0345 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0343 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.034 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0334 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.033 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0326 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0321 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0318 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0324 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0338 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0331 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0319 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.029 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0258 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0251 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0241 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0223 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0219 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0217 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.021 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0205 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.02 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0198 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0197 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0195 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0192 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0184 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0186 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 26% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0186 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 22% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 hectares per person | 0.0339 hectares per person | 0.036 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0342 hectares per person | 0.0338 hectares per person | 0.0345 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0329 hectares per person | 0.0318 hectares per person | 0.0338 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0261 hectares per person | 0.0223 hectares per person | 0.0319 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0197 hectares per person | 0.0221 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0188 hectares per person | 0.0183 hectares per person | 0.0196 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 hectares per person | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0186 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 172 New Caledonia 0.0206 hectares per person compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.02 hectares per person compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0197 hectares per person compare
- 176 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0183 hectares per person compare
- 177 Jordan 0.0178 hectares per person compare
- 178 Micronesia (country) 0.0178 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Aruba
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8434 % change on previous year (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, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 13.79 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per capita in Aruba?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Aruba was 0.0186 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.036 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Aruba rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Aruba ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.