Arable land in Other small states
Other small states: Arable land was 0.1202 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Other small states, 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
Other small states recorded 0.1202 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Other small states peaked at 0.2632 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1202 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 | 0.2462 hectares per person | 0.2298 hectares per person | 0.2632 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1933 hectares per person | 0.1642 hectares per person | 0.2287 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1463 hectares per person | 0.1354 hectares per person | 0.163 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1933 hectares per person | 0.1303 hectares per person | 0.2349 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1574 hectares per person | 0.145 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1317 hectares per person | 0.1233 hectares per person | 0.1474 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.1202 hectares per person | 0.1226 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Other small states
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 44.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 40,941 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,503 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 102,486 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Other small states?
- Arable land in Other small states was 0.1202 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2632 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1202 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.