What is arable land use per person in Aruba?

Arable land use per person in Aruba was 0.0186 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Aruba?

The highest recorded value was 0.036 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Aruba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 hectares per person in 2019.

How does Aruba rank for arable land use per person?

Aruba ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Aruba?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Aruba data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Aruba

Name: Arable land use per person in Aruba
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Aruba: Arable land use per person was 0.0186 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0186 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

175th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.036 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0183 hectares per person

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Aruba, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land use per person in Aruba stood at 0.0186 hectares per person.

That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Aruba peaked at 0.036 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 hectares per person, in 2019.

That places Aruba 175th out of 206 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0346 hectares per person	0.0339 hectares per person	0.036 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0342 hectares per person	0.0338 hectares per person	0.0345 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0329 hectares per person	0.0318 hectares per person	0.0338 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0261 hectares per person	0.0223 hectares per person	0.0319 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0208 hectares per person	0.0197 hectares per person	0.0221 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0188 hectares per person	0.0183 hectares per person	0.0196 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0186 hectares per person	0.0184 hectares per person	0.0186 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Aruba

172 New Caledonia 0.0206 hectares per person compare
173 Bahamas 0.02 hectares per person compare
174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0197 hectares per person compare
176 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0183 hectares per person compare
177 Jordan 0.0178 hectares per person compare
178 Micronesia (country) 0.0178 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Aruba

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5887 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Aruba →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Aruba?: Arable land use per person in Aruba was 0.0186 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Aruba?: The highest recorded value was 0.036 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Aruba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 hectares per person in 2019.
How does Aruba rank for arable land use per person?: Aruba ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Aruba?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Aruba data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.