Arable land in Low income
Low income: Arable land was 0.1901 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Low 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
In 2023, arable land in Low income stood at 0.1901 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Low income peaked at 0.5457 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1901 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 | 0.5075 hectares per person | 0.4687 hectares per person | 0.5457 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 0.4501 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3251 hectares per person | 0.2941 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2656 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 0.296 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2221 hectares per person | 0.2116 hectares per person | 0.2324 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2202 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.2336 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1968 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.2034 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 61.66 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,345 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 82.91 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 14.28 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Low income?
- Arable land in Low income was 0.1901 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5457 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1901 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.