Arable land — Area, per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, per capita in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, per capita in Cyprus stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2016.
That places Cyprus 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -44.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 98% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -44.8% | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
| 1974 | -30.7% | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person |
| 2008 | -26.2% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.2945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.3504 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Cyprus?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Cyprus was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.