Arable land use per person in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Arable land use per person was 0.092 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
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
Luxembourg recorded 0.092 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Luxembourg peaked at 0.1421 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.092 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1421 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1404 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.139 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1373 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1353 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.129 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1269 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1271 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1269 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1241 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1222 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1198 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1149 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1125 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1103 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1063 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.104 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1022 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0986 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0976 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0949 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.092 hectares per person | -3.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.092 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.092 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 43% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1328 hectares per person | 0.1241 hectares per person | 0.1421 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.111 hectares per person | 0.0999 hectares per person | 0.1222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0958 hectares per person | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.0986 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Luxembourg?
- Arable land use per person in Luxembourg was 0.092 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1421 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for arable land use per person?
- Luxembourg ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.