Arable land in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Arable land was 0.138 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.138 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.3099 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.138 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Low & middle 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
In 2023, arable land in Low & middle income stood at 0.138 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Low & middle income peaked at 0.3099 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.138 hectares per person, in 2023.
Low & middle income ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3099 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2998 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2939 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2884 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2821 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2765 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2711 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2646 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2582 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2521 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2482 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.244 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.239 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2343 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2309 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2275 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2249 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2218 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2176 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2139 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2122 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2092 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2084 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2075 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2033 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1958 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1925 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1891 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1861 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1974 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1939 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1902 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1874 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1842 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1815 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1789 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1732 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.171 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1676 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1657 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1643 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1628 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1612 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1588 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.156 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1545 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1555 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1539 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1519 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1506 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.149 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1455 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1425 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1411 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.138 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2879 hectares per person | 0.2646 hectares per person | 0.3099 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.2218 hectares per person | 0.2582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.206 hectares per person | 0.1925 hectares per person | 0.2176 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1865 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.1974 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1651 hectares per person | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.1732 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1507 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1403 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1425 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 26 Central African Republic 0.3493 hectares per person compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 0.3434 hectares per person compare
- 28 Mongolia 0.3284 hectares per person compare
- 29 Togo 0.3222 hectares per person compare
- 30 Iceland 0.3137 hectares per person compare
- 31 Poland 0.3053 hectares per person compare
- 32 Isle of Man 0.2785 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Low & middle income?
- Arable land in Low & middle income was 0.138 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3099 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.138 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for arable land?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.