Arable land in Aruba
Aruba: Arable land was 11.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Aruba, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 11.1% for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Aruba peaked at 11.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1961.
Aruba ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Aruba
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Rural population 38.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 41,612 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Agricultural land 20 sq. km (2023)
- Land area 180 sq. km (2023)
- Arable land 0.0186 hectares per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Aruba?
- Arable land in Aruba was 11.1% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1961.
- How does Aruba rank for arable land?
- Aruba ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, 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 (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land 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.