Cropland — Area, per capita in World
World: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0002 1000 ha per person for cropland — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.1874 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.0804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in World?
- Cropland — area, per capita in World was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.