Arable land in OECD members
OECD members: Arable land was 0.2618 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in OECD members, 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
OECD members recorded 0.2618 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in OECD members peaked at 0.5043 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2618 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 | 0.4794 hectares per person | 0.4622 hectares per person | 0.5043 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4301 hectares per person | 0.4139 hectares per person | 0.459 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.3785 hectares per person | 0.4104 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3551 hectares per person | 0.3389 hectares per person | 0.3745 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3116 hectares per person | 0.2922 hectares per person | 0.3338 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2796 hectares per person | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.2872 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.265 hectares per person | 0.2618 hectares per person | 0.2673 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 107.04 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,225 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 666.29 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in OECD members?
- Arable land in OECD members was 0.2618 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5043 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2618 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.