Cropland — Area per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 0.17 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 0.46 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.17 ha/cap, in 2023.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4322 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.355 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.206 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.193 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.176 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 19 Belarus 0.62 ha/cap compare
- 20 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
- 21 Central African Republic 0.53 ha/cap compare
- 22 Estonia 0.52 ha/cap compare
- 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 24 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.95 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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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.