Agricultural land — Area, per capita in World
World: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per capita in World is 0.0006 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0015 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 38.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0326 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0017 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in World?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in World was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.