Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Cyprus
Cyprus: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
93rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Cyprus, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Cyprus peaked at 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2013.
Cyprus ranks 93rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -37.4% | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1974 | -27.2% | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 90 Nepal 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Uruguay 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 American Samoa 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Kenya 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mexico 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 6.88 % 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) 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Cyprus?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Cyprus was 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Cyprus ranks 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.