Cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan
Jordan: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0339 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0339 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
172nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.8974 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.0339 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan is 0.0339 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan peaked at 0.8974 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0339 hectares per person, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 172nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8974 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8687 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1200 | 0.8379 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1300 | 0.8046 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1400 | 0.7681 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1500 | 0.7274 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1600 | 0.6812 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1700 | 0.6267 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1710 | 0.6207 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1720 | 0.6145 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1730 | 0.6081 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1740 | 0.6016 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1750 | 0.5949 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1760 | 0.5881 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1770 | 0.581 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1780 | 0.5737 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1790 | 0.5662 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1800 | 0.5585 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1810 | 0.5505 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1820 | 0.5422 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1830 | 0.5335 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1840 | 0.5245 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1850 | 0.515 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.5051 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 0.4946 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.4834 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.4714 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 0.4585 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 0.4443 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1920 | 0.4285 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1930 | 0.4104 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1940 | 0.3886 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3597 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1951 | 0.3562 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3524 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3483 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.344 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3394 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3343 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.3286 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3221 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3142 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3021 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3021 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2931 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.283 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2733 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2576 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2402 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2229 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2062 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1919 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1774 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1742 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1695 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1666 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1625 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1547 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1523 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1496 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1466 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1365 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1334 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0959 hectares per person | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1166 hectares per person | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1144 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1197 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.118 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.109 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.073 hectares per person | -33.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0608 hectares per person | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0867 hectares per person | +42.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0748 hectares per person | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0671 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0737 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0582 hectares per person | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0592 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0592 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0583 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0568 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0562 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0512 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0563 hectares per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.039 hectares per person | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0394 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.047 hectares per person | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0409 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0463 hectares per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0468 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0466 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0443 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0356 hectares per person | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0367 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0377 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0344 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0359 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0339 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 18% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0339 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0509 hectares per person, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +42.6% | 0.0608 hectares per person | 0.0867 hectares per person |
| 1990 | -33.0% | 0.109 hectares per person | 0.073 hectares per person |
| 1984 | -28.1% | 0.1334 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8974 hectares per person | 0.8974 hectares per person | 0.8974 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8687 hectares per person | 0.8687 hectares per person | 0.8687 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8379 hectares per person | 0.8379 hectares per person | 0.8379 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8046 hectares per person | 0.8046 hectares per person | 0.8046 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7681 hectares per person | 0.7681 hectares per person | 0.7681 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7274 hectares per person | 0.7274 hectares per person | 0.7274 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6812 hectares per person | 0.6812 hectares per person | 0.6812 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6267 hectares per person | 0.6267 hectares per person | 0.6267 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.6207 hectares per person | 0.6207 hectares per person | 0.6207 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6145 hectares per person | 0.6145 hectares per person | 0.6145 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6081 hectares per person | 0.6081 hectares per person | 0.6081 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.6016 hectares per person | 0.6016 hectares per person | 0.6016 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5949 hectares per person | 0.5949 hectares per person | 0.5949 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5881 hectares per person | 0.5881 hectares per person | 0.5881 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.581 hectares per person | 0.581 hectares per person | 0.581 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5737 hectares per person | 0.5737 hectares per person | 0.5737 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5662 hectares per person | 0.5662 hectares per person | 0.5662 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5585 hectares per person | 0.5585 hectares per person | 0.5585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5505 hectares per person | 0.5505 hectares per person | 0.5505 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5422 hectares per person | 0.5422 hectares per person | 0.5422 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5335 hectares per person | 0.5335 hectares per person | 0.5335 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5245 hectares per person | 0.5245 hectares per person | 0.5245 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.515 hectares per person | 0.515 hectares per person | 0.515 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5051 hectares per person | 0.5051 hectares per person | 0.5051 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4946 hectares per person | 0.4946 hectares per person | 0.4946 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4834 hectares per person | 0.4834 hectares per person | 0.4834 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4714 hectares per person | 0.4714 hectares per person | 0.4714 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4443 hectares per person | 0.4443 hectares per person | 0.4443 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4285 hectares per person | 0.4285 hectares per person | 0.4285 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4104 hectares per person | 0.4104 hectares per person | 0.4104 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.3886 hectares per person | 0.3886 hectares per person | 0.3886 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3399 hectares per person | 0.3142 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2572 hectares per person | 0.1919 hectares per person | 0.3021 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1648 hectares per person | 0.1496 hectares per person | 0.1827 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1224 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 0.1466 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 hectares per person | 0.0582 hectares per person | 0.0867 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0504 hectares per person | 0.039 hectares per person | 0.0576 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0421 hectares per person | 0.0356 hectares per person | 0.0468 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0349 hectares per person | 0.0339 hectares per person | 0.0359 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 169 Egypt 0.0388 hectares per person compare
- 170 Japan 0.0347 hectares per person compare
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0344 hectares per person compare
- 173 Oman 0.0318 hectares per person compare
- 174 New Caledonia 0.0314 hectares per person compare
- 175 South Korea 0.0299 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Jordan was 0.0339 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8974 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0339 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Jordan ranks 172nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.