Arable land use per person in Georgia

Georgia: Arable land use per person was 0.0818 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0818 hectares per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
130th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2029 hectares per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.0818 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Arable land use per person in Georgia, 1992–2023

00.050.10.150.21992200720231992: 0.163 hectares per person1993: 0.162 hectares per person1994: 0.164 hectares per person1995: 0.166 hectares per person1996: 0.174 hectares per person1997: 0.18 hectares per person1998: 0.187 hectares per person1999: 0.19 hectares per person2000: 0.195 hectares per person2001: 0.198 hectares per person2002: 0.201 hectares per person2003: 0.203 hectares per person2004: 0.115 hectares per person2005: 0.12 hectares per person2006: 0.119 hectares per person2007: 0.12 hectares per person2008: 0.119 hectares per person2009: 0.114 hectares per person2010: 0.104 hectares per person2011: 0.1 hectares per person2012: 0.099 hectares per person2013: 0.112 hectares per person2014: 0.098 hectares per person2015: 0.099 hectares per person2016: 0.092 hectares per person2017: 0.087 hectares per person2018: 0.083 hectares per person2019: 0.083 hectares per person2020: 0.083 hectares per person2021: 0.084 hectares per person2022: 0.085 hectares per person2023: 0.082 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 127 Fiji 0.0831 hectares per person compare
  2. 128 Rwanda 0.0831 hectares per person compare
  3. 131 Tajikistan 0.0813 hectares per person compare
  4. 132 East Timor 0.0805 hectares per person compare
  5. 133 China 0.0769 hectares per person compare

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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

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.