Cropland — Area per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.09 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 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.14 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2015.
United Kingdom ranks 175th of 250 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, 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom'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)
- United Kingdom'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)
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
- 175 China 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 China, mainland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Cyprus 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
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom?
- Cropland — area per capita in United Kingdom 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 175th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- 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 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.