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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 127 Fiji 0.0831 hectares per person compare
- 128 Rwanda 0.0831 hectares per person compare
- 131 Tajikistan 0.0813 hectares per person compare
- 132 East Timor 0.0805 hectares per person compare
- 133 China 0.0769 hectares per person compare
More environment data for Georgia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.94 Mt CO2e (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.