Arable land in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Arable land was 0.113 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Uzbekistan, 1992–2023
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
Uzbekistan recorded 0.113 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Uzbekistan peaked at 0.2082 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.113 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Uzbekistan 102nd 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 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.183 hectares per person | 0.2082 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.1507 hectares per person | 0.1807 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1334 hectares per person | 0.1224 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1163 hectares per person | 0.113 hectares per person | 0.1198 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1162 hectares per person compare
- 100 Peru 0.1158 hectares per person compare
- 101 El Salvador 0.1143 hectares per person compare
- 103 Iraq 0.1102 hectares per person compare
- 104 India 0.107 hectares per person compare
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1069 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uzbekistan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 49.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 18.15 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.48 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 7.91 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Uzbekistan?
- Arable land in Uzbekistan was 0.113 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2082 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.113 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for arable land?
- Uzbekistan ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.