Arable land use per person in Czechia

Czechia: Arable land use per person was 0.2324 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2324 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3226 hectares per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.2322 hectares per person
in 2020
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Arable land use per person in Czechia, 1993–2023

00.10.20.31993200820231993: 0.323 hectares per person1994: 0.321 hectares per person1995: 0.32 hectares per person1996: 0.316 hectares per person1997: 0.315 hectares per person1998: 0.317 hectares per person1999: 0.317 hectares per person2000: 0.316 hectares per person2001: 0.317 hectares per person2002: 0.273 hectares per person2003: 0.271 hectares per person2004: 0.268 hectares per person2005: 0.266 hectares per person2006: 0.258 hectares per person2007: 0.255 hectares per person2008: 0.25 hectares per person2009: 0.247 hectares per person2010: 0.243 hectares per person2011: 0.24 hectares per person2012: 0.24 hectares per person2013: 0.238 hectares per person2014: 0.236 hectares per person2015: 0.236 hectares per person2016: 0.236 hectares per person2017: 0.236 hectares per person2018: 0.234 hectares per person2019: 0.233 hectares per person2020: 0.232 hectares per person2021: 0.236 hectares per person2022: 0.232 hectares per person2023: 0.232 hectares per person

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

Czechia recorded 0.2324 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Czechia peaked at 0.3226 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2322 hectares per person, in 2020.

That places Czechia 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3182 hectares per person 0.3154 hectares per person 0.3226 hectares per person 7
2000s 0.272 hectares per person 0.2472 hectares per person 0.3167 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.2371 hectares per person 0.2328 hectares per person 0.2433 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.2331 hectares per person 0.2322 hectares per person 0.2356 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 45 Turkey 0.2376 hectares per person compare
  2. 46 Cambodia 0.2365 hectares per person compare
  3. 47 Libya 0.2354 hectares per person compare
  4. 49 Tunisia 0.2321 hectares per person compare
  5. 50 North Macedonia 0.2276 hectares per person compare
  6. 51 Croatia 0.2249 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Czechia?
Arable land use per person in Czechia was 0.2324 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3226 hectares per person in 1993.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2322 hectares per person in 2020.
How does Czechia rank for arable land use per person?
Czechia ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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

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.