Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Jordan
Jordan: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 4.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Jordan, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area under protective cover — area in Jordan is 4.3 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Jordan ranks 14th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.8 1000 ha | — |
| 2019 | 4.4 1000 ha | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 1000 ha | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 3.6 1000 ha | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7 1000 ha | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 4.3 1000 ha | -8.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 4.3 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.45 1000 ha, 79% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 4.3 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.15 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1 1000 ha | 3.8 1000 ha | 4.4 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.88 1000 ha | 2.9 1000 ha | 4.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Jordan?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Jordan was 4.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Jordan ranks 14th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland area under protective cover — Area. 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.