Arable land in Low income
Low income: Arable land was 0.1901 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1901 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.5457 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1901 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Low 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 income stood at 0.1901 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Low income peaked at 0.5457 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1901 hectares per person, in 2023.
Low income ranks 18th 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 income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5457 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5364 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5273 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5219 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5109 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4956 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4839 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.477 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4687 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4501 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4413 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4323 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4201 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4052 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3938 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3877 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.378 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3696 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3607 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.354 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3479 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3436 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3366 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3292 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3221 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.316 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3076 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3003 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2941 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.296 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2955 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2914 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2686 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2603 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.258 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2547 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2495 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2439 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2324 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2256 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2274 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2242 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2227 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.219 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2168 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2123 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2116 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2121 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2117 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2336 hectares per person | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2318 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2282 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.224 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2211 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2178 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2136 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2085 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2034 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1988 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1947 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1901 hectares per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5075 hectares per person | 0.4687 hectares per person | 0.5457 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 0.4501 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3251 hectares per person | 0.2941 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2656 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 0.296 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2221 hectares per person | 0.2116 hectares per person | 0.2324 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2202 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.2336 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1968 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.2034 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 15 Estonia 0.5189 hectares per person compare
- 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4543 hectares per person compare
- 17 United States of America 0.4501 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Low income?
- Arable land in Low income was 0.1901 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5457 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1901 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for arable land?
- Low income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.