Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Jordan
Jordan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 19.57 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Jordan is 19.57 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Jordan peaked at 26.71 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 14.56 %, in 2007.
Jordan ranks 163rd of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.29 % | 24.91 % | 25.64 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.08 % | 25.72 % | 26.4 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.32 % | 20.2 % | 26.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.89 % | 14.79 % | 23.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.98 % | 14.56 % | 20.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3 % | 17.51 % | 22.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 % | 19.57 % | 20.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 160 Lesotho 20.46 % compare
- 161 Mexico 20.32 % compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 20.11 % compare
- 164 Bhutan 18.98 % compare
- 164 Ethiopia PDR 18.98 % compare
- 166 Mozambique 18.76 % 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 — Area 201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Jordan?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Jordan was 19.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.71 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.56 % in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Jordan ranks 163rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.