Arable land in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Arable land was 0.171 hectares per person in 2023. βΌ Falling
Arable land in Least developed countries, 1961β2023
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 Least developed countries is 0.171 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Least developed countries peaked at 0.4262 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.171 hectares per person, in 2023.
Least developed countries ranks 21st of 46 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3978 hectares per person | 0.3683 hectares per person | 0.4262 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 hectares per person | 0.2932 hectares per person | 0.3602 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2645 hectares per person | 0.2444 hectares per person | 0.2871 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2215 hectares per person | 0.2024 hectares per person | 0.2428 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1908 hectares per person | 0.1864 hectares per person | 0.1987 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1925 hectares per person | 0.1837 hectares per person | 0.2021 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1755 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 0.18 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 18 Romania 0.4411 hectares per person compare
- 19 Hungary 0.432 hectares per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.4195 hectares per person compare
- 21 Guinea 0.4165 hectares per person compare
- 22 Finland 0.4019 hectares per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.3977 hectares per person compare
- 24 Serbia 0.393 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Rural population, per capita 0.6336 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 277.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Least developed countries?
- Arable land in Least developed countries was 0.171 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4262 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.171 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Least developed countries rank for arable land?
- Least developed countries ranks 21st out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.