Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Arable land was 0.0821 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0821 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.1733 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0821 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0821 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1733 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0821 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 44th 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.
Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1733 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1713 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1671 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1634 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1596 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1552 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1511 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.147 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1429 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1391 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1318 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1289 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1243 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1228 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1216 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1201 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1185 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1169 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1159 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1179 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.12 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1229 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1262 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1253 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1239 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1224 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.121 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1197 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1172 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1142 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1116 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1092 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1071 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1061 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1036 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1026 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1019 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1015 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1008 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1001 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0995 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0989 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0985 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0974 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0967 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0956 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0942 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0926 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0913 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0901 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.088 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0864 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0853 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0838 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0834 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0829 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0824 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0821 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.159 hectares per person | 0.1429 hectares per person | 0.1733 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1269 hectares per person | 0.1185 hectares per person | 0.1391 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1212 hectares per person | 0.1159 hectares per person | 0.1262 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1096 hectares per person | 0.1026 hectares per person | 0.1197 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0993 hectares per person | 0.0967 hectares per person | 0.1019 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0897 hectares per person | 0.0838 hectares per person | 0.0956 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0827 hectares per person | 0.0821 hectares per person | 0.0834 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 41 Belize 0.2432 hectares per person compare
- 42 Slovakia 0.2408 hectares per person compare
- 43 Sweden 0.2397 hectares per person compare
- 44 Spain 0.2378 hectares per person compare
- 45 Türkiye 0.2376 hectares per person compare
- 46 Cambodia 0.2365 hectares per person compare
- 47 Libya 0.2354 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 805.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0821 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1733 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0821 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for arable land?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.