Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
145th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Jordan 145th out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +73.8% | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -38.8% | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +33.5% | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1984 | -30.2% | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +30.5% | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -28.6% | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 142 Bhutan 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Kiribati 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 144 Colombia 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Norway 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Yemen 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 0.0021 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Jordan was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 145th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.