Arable land in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Arable land was 0.0882 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 0.0882 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1362 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0882 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1341 hectares per person | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.1362 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1247 hectares per person | 0.1214 hectares per person | 0.1276 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.122 hectares per person | 0.1174 hectares per person | 0.1236 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1076 hectares per person | 0.1008 hectares per person | 0.1156 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0973 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.0911 hectares per person | 0.0977 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0882 hectares per person | 0.0897 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 7,138 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 22.05 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in United Kingdom?
- Arable land in United Kingdom was 0.0882 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1362 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0882 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for arable land?
- United Kingdom ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.