Cropland — Area per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.02 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.02 ha/cap 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 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.33 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.02 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Jordan 226th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.33 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 ha/cap | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.27 ha/cap | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.24 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 ha/cap | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 0.12 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.07 ha/cap | -36.4% |
| 1991 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.08 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.07 ha/cap | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.05 ha/cap | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.02 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.02 ha/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.04 ha/cap, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area per capita in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -36.4% | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap |
| 1992 | +33.3% | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap |
| 2009 | +33.3% | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap |
| 2012 | +33.3% | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap |
| 2024 | -33.3% | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2711 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.176 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.126 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.061 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.043 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.034 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 226 Aruba 0.02 ha/cap compare
- 226 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.02 ha/cap compare
- 226 Oman 0.02 ha/cap compare
- 226 Palestine 0.02 ha/cap compare
- 226 Puerto Rico 0.02 ha/cap compare
- 226 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.02 ha/cap compare
- 226 Palestine 0.02 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Jordan?
- Cropland — area per capita in Jordan was 0.02 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Jordan ranks 226th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.