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.
Arable land use per person in Serbia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3502 hectares per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.3545 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.362 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.357 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.364 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3647 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3558 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3614 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3654 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3652 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3681 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3696 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3699 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3713 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3774 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3826 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3901 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.393 hectares per person | +0.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.393 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 3.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.393 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
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.