Arable land in Isle of Man
Isle of Man: Arable land was 0.2785 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2785 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
32nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.516 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.224 hectares per person
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Isle of Man, 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
Isle of Man recorded 0.2785 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Isle of Man peaked at 0.516 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.224 hectares per person, in 2005.
Isle of Man ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Isle of Man, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.516 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5135 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5025 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4877 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4871 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4572 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4465 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4311 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4179 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3942 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3757 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3661 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.357 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3568 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3486 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.349 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3476 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3462 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3463 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3465 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3406 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.337 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3327 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3301 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3276 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3231 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3156 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3074 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2917 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2851 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.28 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2755 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2712 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2671 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2623 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2565 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2505 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2447 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2392 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2341 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2394 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2297 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.224 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3482 hectares per person | +55.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3391 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3326 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3089 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3026 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2959 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2549 hectares per person | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2603 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2634 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2859 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2756 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2775 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2864 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2843 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2758 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2865 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2785 hectares per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.4179 hectares per person | 0.516 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3587 hectares per person | 0.3462 hectares per person | 0.3942 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.2995 hectares per person | 0.3465 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2685 hectares per person | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.2917 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.272 hectares per person | 0.224 hectares per person | 0.3482 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2788 hectares per person | 0.2549 hectares per person | 0.3026 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2813 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2865 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Isle of Man
- Rural population, per capita 0.4786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 40,262 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.4% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.4 current US$ per person (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Isle of Man?
- Arable land in Isle of Man was 0.2785 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 Isle of Man?
- The highest recorded value was 0.516 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Isle of Man?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.224 hectares per person in 2005.
- How does Isle of Man rank for arable land?
- Isle of Man ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Isle of Man?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Isle of Man 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.