Arable land use per person in Georgia
Georgia: Arable land use per person was 0.0818 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Georgia, 1992–2023
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 Georgia stood at 0.0818 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Georgia peaked at 0.2029 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0818 hectares per person, in 2023.
Georgia ranks 130th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Georgia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1631 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1644 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1655 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1739 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1805 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1866 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.19 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1945 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.198 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2008 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2029 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1151 hectares per person | -43.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1204 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1191 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1199 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1193 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1135 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1043 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1005 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1118 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0981 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0987 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0923 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0869 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0835 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0825 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0833 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0841 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0851 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0818 hectares per person | -3.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.0818 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 74% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.0818 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 38% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -43.3% | 0.2029 hectares per person | 0.1151 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1732 hectares per person | 0.1619 hectares per person | 0.19 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1504 hectares per person | 0.1135 hectares per person | 0.2029 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0958 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | 0.1118 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0818 hectares per person | 0.0851 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % 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 use per person in Georgia?
- Arable land use per person in Georgia was 0.0818 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2029 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0818 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Georgia rank for arable land use per person?
- Georgia ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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
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.