Arable land in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Arable land was 0.142 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.142 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.244 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.142 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Upper 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
The most recent figure for arable land in Upper middle income is 0.142 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Upper middle income peaked at 0.244 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.142 hectares per person, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 27th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.244 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2411 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2367 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2318 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.227 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2221 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2172 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2133 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2088 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.203 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1989 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1969 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1941 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1911 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1874 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1861 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1849 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1833 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1799 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1783 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1789 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1806 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1823 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1797 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1771 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1739 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.171 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1902 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1832 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1802 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1777 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1736 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1717 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1689 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1677 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1663 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1657 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.165 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1646 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1642 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1634 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1609 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.159 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.157 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1554 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1537 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.152 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1513 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1475 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.146 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1442 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1448 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1444 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1434 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.142 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2269 hectares per person | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.244 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1908 hectares per person | 0.1827 hectares per person | 0.203 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.178 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 0.1823 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1773 hectares per person | 0.1658 hectares per person | 0.1902 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1646 hectares per person | 0.159 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1515 hectares per person | 0.1442 hectares per person | 0.1587 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1436 hectares per person | 0.142 hectares per person | 0.1448 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 24 Serbia 0.393 hectares per person compare
- 25 Mali 0.3509 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Upper middle income?
- Arable land in Upper middle income was 0.142 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.244 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.142 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for arable land?
- Upper middle income ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.