Arable land use per person in Serbia
Serbia: Arable land use per person was 0.393 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land use per person in Serbia, 2006–2023
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
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Serbia is 0.393 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Serbia peaked at 0.393 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3502 hectares per person, in 2006.
That places Serbia 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3559 hectares per person | 0.3502 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3655 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.3713 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3858 hectares per person | 0.3774 hectares per person | 0.393 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 94,884 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Serbia?
- Arable land use per person in Serbia was 0.393 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.393 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3502 hectares per person in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for arable land use per person?
- Serbia ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.