Arable land in IDA blend
IDA blend: Arable land was 0.1419 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in IDA blend, 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 blend is 0.1419 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in IDA blend peaked at 0.5573 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1419 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 | 0.5165 hectares per person | 0.4649 hectares per person | 0.5573 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4096 hectares per person | 0.3667 hectares per person | 0.4549 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3169 hectares per person | 0.2804 hectares per person | 0.3602 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2499 hectares per person | 0.2323 hectares per person | 0.2696 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2038 hectares per person | 0.1822 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1648 hectares per person | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.1761 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.1419 hectares per person | 0.1508 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Cereal yield 1,581 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 32.32 million metric tons (2024)
- Land under cereal production 20.45 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in IDA blend?
- Arable land in IDA blend was 0.1419 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5573 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1419 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.