Arable land in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Arable land was 0.312 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 0.312 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.4937 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.312 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 | 0.4736 hectares per person | 0.4583 hectares per person | 0.4937 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4358 hectares per person | 0.4241 hectares per person | 0.4617 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4122 hectares per person | 0.3971 hectares per person | 0.4223 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3878 hectares per person | 0.377 hectares per person | 0.3988 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3516 hectares per person | 0.3342 hectares per person | 0.3714 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3264 hectares per person | 0.3192 hectares per person | 0.332 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3142 hectares per person | 0.312 hectares per person | 0.3157 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
- Land under cereal production 106.44 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,371 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 678.10 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Post-demographic dividend?
- Arable land in Post-demographic dividend was 0.312 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4937 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.312 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.