Arable land in IDA total
IDA total: Arable land was 0.1589 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in IDA 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
IDA total recorded 0.1589 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in IDA total peaked at 0.4677 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1589 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 | 0.4343 hectares per person | 0.3957 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3488 hectares per person | 0.3144 hectares per person | 0.387 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2799 hectares per person | 0.2548 hectares per person | 0.3084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2301 hectares per person | 0.2124 hectares per person | 0.25 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1942 hectares per person | 0.1831 hectares per person | 0.2075 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1709 hectares per person | 0.1879 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1632 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1678 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 108.91 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,035 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 221.58 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in IDA total?
- Arable land in IDA total was 0.1589 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4677 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1589 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.