Arable land in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Arable land was 0.1206 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1206 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.3763 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1206 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Lower 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
Lower middle income recorded 0.1206 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Lower middle income peaked at 0.3763 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1206 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3763 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3687 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3628 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3556 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3498 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3372 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.33 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3209 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3157 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.307 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3011 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2957 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2889 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2833 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2767 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2705 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2666 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2601 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2539 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.247 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2431 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2353 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2315 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2274 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2212 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.217 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2117 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2082 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2028 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1986 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1947 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1909 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1878 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.185 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1807 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1778 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1744 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.172 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1648 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1617 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.159 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1557 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.153 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1505 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.146 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1445 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1385 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1367 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1331 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1319 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1302 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1288 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1267 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1251 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1233 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1218 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1206 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3494 hectares per person | 0.3209 hectares per person | 0.3763 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2866 hectares per person | 0.2601 hectares per person | 0.3157 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2296 hectares per person | 0.2082 hectares per person | 0.2539 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1865 hectares per person | 0.172 hectares per person | 0.2028 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1551 hectares per person | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.1683 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1342 hectares per person | 0.1267 hectares per person | 0.1417 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1227 hectares per person | 0.1206 hectares per person | 0.1251 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 33 Chad 0.2743 hectares per person compare
- 34 Namibia 0.27 hectares per person compare
- 35 Cuba 0.2639 hectares per person compare
- 36 Brazil 0.2635 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Lower middle income?
- Arable land in Lower middle income was 0.1206 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3763 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1206 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for arable land?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.