Cropland — Area per capita in World
World: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in World stood at 0.19 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in World peaked at 0.44 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.19 ha/cap, in 2024.
World ranks 16th 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 World, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.44 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4078 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.345 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.261 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in World?
- Cropland — area per capita in World was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does World rank for cropland — area per capita?
- World ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.