Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
153rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Jordan 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 150 American Samoa 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Vanuatu 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 152 Japan 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Cayman Islands 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Aruba 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan was 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.