Cropland — Area per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.09 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.67 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2013.
That places Cyprus 175th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area per capita in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.67 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.66 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.65 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.63 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.43 ha/cap | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 0.27 ha/cap | -37.2% |
| 1976 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.22 ha/cap | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.17 ha/cap | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1 ha/cap | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.09 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 90% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.09 ha/cap is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area per capita in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -37.2% | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap |
| 2008 | -28.6% | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap |
| 1974 | -25.9% | 0.58 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6411 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.173 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.139 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.097 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.092 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 175 China 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 China, mainland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Luxembourg 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Suriname 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 United Kingdom 0.09 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Cyprus?
- Cropland — area per capita in Cyprus was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 175th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.