Agricultural land use per person in Cyprus
Cyprus: Agricultural land use per person was 0.092 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.092 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
168th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.8175 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.092 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 0.092 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Cyprus peaked at 0.8175 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.092 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 168th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8175 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8109 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1200 | 0.8041 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1300 | 0.7969 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1400 | 0.7892 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1500 | 0.7811 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1600 | 0.7721 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1700 | 0.7621 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1710 | 0.761 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.7599 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1730 | 0.7587 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1740 | 0.7576 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1750 | 0.7564 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1760 | 0.7552 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1770 | 0.7539 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1780 | 0.7527 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1790 | 0.7514 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1800 | 0.75 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.7487 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.7472 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.7457 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.7442 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 0.7426 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.7409 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.7392 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.7373 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7353 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.7331 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.7307 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.7281 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.725 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7213 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.7161 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.7155 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.7147 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.714 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.7132 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.7123 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.7111 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.71 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.7087 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.7069 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.7046 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.7004 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6953 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7003 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6959 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6915 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6829 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6777 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6696 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6579 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6482 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6375 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6271 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6204 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4468 hectares per person | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2775 hectares per person | -37.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2706 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2646 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2537 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2502 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2552 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2631 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2637 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2609 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2314 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2291 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2245 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2192 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2149 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2095 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2033 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1993 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1938 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1713 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1673 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.164 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1596 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1557 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.15 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1458 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.155 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1544 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1625 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1502 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1384 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1069 hectares per person | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1029 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1034 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.103 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0951 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0946 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1091 hectares per person | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0935 hectares per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1029 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1114 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1046 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1057 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1005 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0968 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0944 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.092 hectares per person | -2.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.092 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 35% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.092 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4447 hectares per person, 21% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -37.9% | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.2775 hectares per person |
| 1974 | -28.0% | 0.6204 hectares per person | 0.4468 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8175 hectares per person | 0.8175 hectares per person | 0.8175 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8109 hectares per person | 0.8109 hectares per person | 0.8109 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8041 hectares per person | 0.8041 hectares per person | 0.8041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7969 hectares per person | 0.7969 hectares per person | 0.7969 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7892 hectares per person | 0.7892 hectares per person | 0.7892 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7811 hectares per person | 0.7811 hectares per person | 0.7811 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7721 hectares per person | 0.7721 hectares per person | 0.7721 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7621 hectares per person | 0.7621 hectares per person | 0.7621 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7599 hectares per person | 0.7599 hectares per person | 0.7599 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.7587 hectares per person | 0.7587 hectares per person | 0.7587 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7576 hectares per person | 0.7576 hectares per person | 0.7576 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7564 hectares per person | 0.7564 hectares per person | 0.7564 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7552 hectares per person | 0.7552 hectares per person | 0.7552 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7539 hectares per person | 0.7539 hectares per person | 0.7539 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7527 hectares per person | 0.7527 hectares per person | 0.7527 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7514 hectares per person | 0.7514 hectares per person | 0.7514 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.75 hectares per person | 0.75 hectares per person | 0.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7487 hectares per person | 0.7487 hectares per person | 0.7487 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.7472 hectares per person | 0.7472 hectares per person | 0.7472 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7457 hectares per person | 0.7457 hectares per person | 0.7457 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7442 hectares per person | 0.7442 hectares per person | 0.7442 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7426 hectares per person | 0.7426 hectares per person | 0.7426 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7409 hectares per person | 0.7409 hectares per person | 0.7409 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.7392 hectares per person | 0.7392 hectares per person | 0.7392 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.7373 hectares per person | 0.7373 hectares per person | 0.7373 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7353 hectares per person | 0.7353 hectares per person | 0.7353 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7331 hectares per person | 0.7331 hectares per person | 0.7331 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.7307 hectares per person | 0.7307 hectares per person | 0.7307 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.7281 hectares per person | 0.7281 hectares per person | 0.7281 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.725 hectares per person | 0.725 hectares per person | 0.725 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.7213 hectares per person | 0.7213 hectares per person | 0.7213 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.7123 hectares per person | 0.7069 hectares per person | 0.7161 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6876 hectares per person | 0.6579 hectares per person | 0.7046 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4305 hectares per person | 0.2537 hectares per person | 0.6482 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2412 hectares per person | 0.2149 hectares per person | 0.2637 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1782 hectares per person | 0.1557 hectares per person | 0.2095 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1423 hectares per person | 0.1069 hectares per person | 0.1625 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1021 hectares per person | 0.0935 hectares per person | 0.1114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0982 hectares per person | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.1057 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 165 Nepal 0.0948 hectares per person compare
- 166 Guadeloupe 0.0943 hectares per person compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0923 hectares per person compare
- 169 Belgium 0.0782 hectares per person compare
- 170 Grenada 0.0765 hectares per person compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 0.0718 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Cyprus?
- Agricultural land use per person in Cyprus was 0.092 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8175 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Cyprus ranks 168th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.