Arable land — Area in Jordan
Jordan: Arable land — Area was 201 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 201 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Jordan peaked at 308 1000 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 140.3 1000 ha, in 2007.
Jordan ranks 160th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 270 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 272 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 273 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 275 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 276 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 278 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 279 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 281 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 282 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 284 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 285 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 287 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 288 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 290 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 291 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 293 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 294 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 296 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 297 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 299 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 290.6 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 296.1 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 304 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 212.1 1000 ha | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 276.8 1000 ha | +30.5% |
| 1986 | 276.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 303 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 308 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 292.8 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 179.2 1000 ha | -38.8% |
| 1991 | 149.4 1000 ha | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 259.7 1000 ha | +73.8% |
| 1993 | 229 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 211 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 252 1000 ha | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 180 1000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 187 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 190 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 192 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 195 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 177 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 209 1000 ha | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 185 1000 ha | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 190 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 140.3 1000 ha | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 149.5 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 200.8 1000 ha | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 177.6 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 175.6 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 217 1000 ha | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 231 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 237.5 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 227.9 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 237.26 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 187 1000 ha | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 201 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 214.8 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 206 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 217 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 202.62 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 203 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 201 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 201 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 201 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 699.1 1000 ha, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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% | 149.4 1000 ha | 259.7 1000 ha |
| 1990 | -38.8% | 292.8 1000 ha | 179.2 1000 ha |
| 2009 | +34.3% | 149.5 1000 ha | 200.8 1000 ha |
| 1984 | -30.2% | 304 1000 ha | 212.1 1000 ha |
| 1985 | +30.5% | 212.1 1000 ha | 276.8 1000 ha |
| 1996 | -28.6% | 252 1000 ha | 180 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 276.22 1000 ha | 270 1000 ha | 282 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 290.5 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 297 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 285.92 1000 ha | 212.1 1000 ha | 308 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 202.73 1000 ha | 149.4 1000 ha | 259.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.86 1000 ha | 140.3 1000 ha | 209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 210.67 1000 ha | 175.6 1000 ha | 237.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.92 1000 ha | 201 1000 ha | 217 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Jordan?
- Arable land — area in Jordan was 201 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 308 1000 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.3 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for arable land — area?
- Jordan ranks 160th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.