Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0861 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.0861 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1392 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0861 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1392 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1382 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.138 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1379 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1383 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.137 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.136 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.135 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1337 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.131 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1287 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1275 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1272 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1237 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1241 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1246 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1248 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1228 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1242 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1239 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1241 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1237 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1239 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1249 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1236 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1233 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1222 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1168 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1155 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1149 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1066 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1032 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1033 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1058 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1102 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1078 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0964 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0983 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0957 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0978 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0956 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1009 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0958 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0965 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0982 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0984 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0931 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0926 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0929 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.092 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0903 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0904 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0878 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0866 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0861 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1364 hectares per person | 0.131 hectares per person | 0.1392 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1262 hectares per person | 0.1228 hectares per person | 0.1293 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1232 hectares per person | 0.1186 hectares per person | 0.1249 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1086 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | 0.1168 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0981 hectares per person | 0.0956 hectares per person | 0.1009 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0949 hectares per person | 0.0918 hectares per person | 0.0984 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0861 hectares per person | 0.0904 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2731 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0861 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1392 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.