Arable land in Middle income
Middle income: Arable land was 0.1316 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Middle 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 Middle income stood at 0.1316 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Middle income peaked at 0.2971 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1316 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 | 0.276 hectares per person | 0.2535 hectares per person | 0.2971 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.229 hectares per person | 0.214 hectares per person | 0.2478 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1993 hectares per person | 0.1867 hectares per person | 0.21 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1812 hectares per person | 0.1718 hectares per person | 0.1921 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1603 hectares per person | 0.1524 hectares per person | 0.1686 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1434 hectares per person | 0.1359 hectares per person | 0.1509 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1316 hectares per person | 0.1354 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258.43 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,613 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 933.63 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Middle income?
- Arable land in Middle income was 0.1316 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2971 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1316 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.