Cropland — Area per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.09 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.14 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2015.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 147th of 216 countries 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1367 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.125 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.095 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
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- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 147th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.