Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Jordan
Jordan: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 11.57 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 11.57 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Jordan peaked at 13.2 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.92 %, in 2007.
Jordan ranks 198th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.38 % | 12.28 % | 12.47 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.62 % | 12.51 % | 12.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.77 % | 11.9 % | 13.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.12 % | 11.45 % | 12.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5 % | 10.92 % | 12.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 % | 11.29 % | 12.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.61 % | 11.57 % | 11.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 195 Russian Federation 13.17 % compare
- 196 Japan 12.57 % compare
- 197 Trinidad and Tobago 11.61 % compare
- 199 Cayman Islands 11.25 % compare
- 200 Aruba 11.11 % compare
- 201 Bahrain 10.29 % compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.25 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 742 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 84.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.57 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 201 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Jordan?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Jordan was 11.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.92 % in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Jordan ranks 198th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.