Arable land in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Arable land was 0.1551 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 0.1551 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.3182 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1551 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 | 0.2955 hectares per person | 0.2714 hectares per person | 0.3182 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.244 hectares per person | 0.227 hectares per person | 0.2648 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2105 hectares per person | 0.1964 hectares per person | 0.2227 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2068 hectares per person | 0.1899 hectares per person | 0.2241 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1858 hectares per person | 0.1769 hectares per person | 0.1957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.169 hectares per person | 0.1608 hectares per person | 0.1753 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.1551 hectares per person | 0.1598 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 320.06 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,183 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.02 billion metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in IDA & IBRD total?
- Arable land in IDA & IBRD total was 0.1551 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3182 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1551 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.