What is the highest arable land recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The highest recorded value was 0.5637 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2043 hectares per person in 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Arable land in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Name: Arable land in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Arable land was 0.2043 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2043 hectares per person

Change on year

down 2.0%

All-time high

0.5637 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.2043 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 0.2043 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.5637 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2043 hectares per person, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5291 hectares per person	0.4931 hectares per person	0.5637 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.434 hectares per person	0.3907 hectares per person	0.481 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.3542 hectares per person	0.3242 hectares per person	0.3823 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.2896 hectares per person	0.2621 hectares per person	0.3223 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.2428 hectares per person	0.2334 hectares per person	0.2556 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.2351 hectares per person	0.2216 hectares per person	0.2481 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.2103 hectares per person	0.2043 hectares per person	0.2162 hectares per person	4

More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Rural population 61.7% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 67.97 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,326 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 90.14 million metric tons (2024)

All data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Arable land in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.2043 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The highest recorded value was 0.5637 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2043 hectares per person in 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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

Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.