Agricultural land use per person in Aruba
Aruba: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0188 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0188 hectares per person
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.1975 hectares per person
in 1600
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Aruba, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Aruba is 0.0188 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Aruba peaked at 0.1975 hectares per person in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
Aruba ranks 190th 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Aruba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1500 | 0.1693 hectares per person | — |
| 1600 | 0.1975 hectares per person | +16.6% |
| 1700 | 0.1815 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1710 | 0.1795 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1720 | 0.1774 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1730 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1740 | 0.1732 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1750 | 0.171 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1760 | 0.1687 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1770 | 0.1664 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1780 | 0.164 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1790 | 0.1615 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1800 | 0.1589 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1810 | 0.1563 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1820 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1830 | 0.1506 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1840 | 0.1475 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1444 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1860 | 0.141 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1374 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1890 | 0.1295 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1900 | 0.125 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1910 | 0.12 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1144 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1930 | 0.108 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1002 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0899 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0882 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0866 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.085 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0834 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0816 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0798 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0778 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0757 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0733 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0738 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0721 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0711 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0706 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0701 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0697 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0693 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0689 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0685 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0681 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0677 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0673 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0668 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0664 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0661 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0659 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.066 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0663 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0666 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0667 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0666 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.066 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0652 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0643 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0637 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0635 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0639 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0647 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0655 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0655 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0619 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0586 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0552 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0498 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0481 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0458 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0449 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.044 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.04 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.039 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0388 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0385 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0382 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.038 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0377 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0376 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0376 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0188 hectares per person | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0188 hectares per person | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0188 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 7% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0188 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person in Aruba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -50.0% | 0.0376 hectares per person | 0.0188 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1693 hectares per person | 0.1693 hectares per person | 0.1693 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1975 hectares per person | 0.1975 hectares per person | 0.1975 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1815 hectares per person | 0.1815 hectares per person | 0.1815 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1795 hectares per person | 0.1795 hectares per person | 0.1795 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1774 hectares per person | 0.1774 hectares per person | 0.1774 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1753 hectares per person | 0.1753 hectares per person | 0.1753 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1732 hectares per person | 0.1732 hectares per person | 0.1732 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.171 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1687 hectares per person | 0.1687 hectares per person | 0.1687 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.1664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.164 hectares per person | 0.164 hectares per person | 0.164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1615 hectares per person | 0.1615 hectares per person | 0.1615 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1563 hectares per person | 0.1563 hectares per person | 0.1563 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1535 hectares per person | 0.1535 hectares per person | 0.1535 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1506 hectares per person | 0.1506 hectares per person | 0.1506 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1475 hectares per person | 0.1475 hectares per person | 0.1475 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1444 hectares per person | 0.1444 hectares per person | 0.1444 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.141 hectares per person | 0.141 hectares per person | 0.141 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1374 hectares per person | 0.1374 hectares per person | 0.1374 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1336 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1295 hectares per person | 0.1295 hectares per person | 0.1295 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.125 hectares per person | 0.125 hectares per person | 0.125 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.12 hectares per person | 0.12 hectares per person | 0.12 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1144 hectares per person | 0.1144 hectares per person | 0.1144 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.108 hectares per person | 0.108 hectares per person | 0.108 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.1002 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0821 hectares per person | 0.0733 hectares per person | 0.0899 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0702 hectares per person | 0.0681 hectares per person | 0.0738 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0659 hectares per person | 0.0677 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0649 hectares per person | 0.0635 hectares per person | 0.0666 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0528 hectares per person | 0.0449 hectares per person | 0.0644 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0409 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | 0.044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | 0.0393 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0313 hectares per person | 0.0188 hectares per person | 0.0376 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Aruba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2023)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population 38.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Aruba?
- Agricultural land use per person in Aruba was 0.0188 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1975 hectares per person in 1600.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Aruba rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Aruba ranks 190th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.