Arable land in High income
High income: Arable land was 0.3336 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in High income, 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 High income is 0.3336 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in High income peaked at 0.4879 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3334 hectares per person, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4657 hectares per person | 0.4501 hectares per person | 0.4879 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.423 hectares per person | 0.4091 hectares per person | 0.4499 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3943 hectares per person | 0.3778 hectares per person | 0.4065 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.406 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.4319 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3741 hectares per person | 0.3562 hectares per person | 0.3957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3453 hectares per person | 0.3369 hectares per person | 0.353 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3342 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3361 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 95.62 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,563 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 627.53 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in High income?
- Arable land in High income was 0.3336 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4879 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3334 hectares per person in 2020.
- Is arable land rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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
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.