What is the highest arable land recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The highest recorded value was 0.4262 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The lowest recorded value was 0.171 hectares per person in 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Arable land in Least developed countries: UN classification

Name: Arable land in Least developed countries: UN classification
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)

Least developed countries: UN classification: Arable land was 0.171 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.171 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.8%

All-time high

0.4262 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.171 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification is 0.171 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 0.4262 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.171 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	0.3978 hectares per person	0.3683 hectares per person	0.4262 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.3245 hectares per person	0.2932 hectares per person	0.3602 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.2645 hectares per person	0.2444 hectares per person	0.2871 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.2215 hectares per person	0.2024 hectares per person	0.2428 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.1908 hectares per person	0.1864 hectares per person	0.1987 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1925 hectares per person	0.1837 hectares per person	0.2021 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.1755 hectares per person	0.171 hectares per person	0.18 hectares per person	4

More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries: UN classification

Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
Rural population 63.4% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 85.37 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,147 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 183.30 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Arable land in Least developed countries: UN classification was 0.171 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?: The highest recorded value was 0.4262 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The lowest recorded value was 0.171 hectares per person in 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.