Cropland — Share in Land area in Jordan
Jordan: Cropland — Share in Land area was 3.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Jordan is 3.21 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Jordan peaked at 4.24 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.49 %, in 1991.
Jordan ranks 213th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.41 % | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 3.42 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.45 % | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.48 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.5 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.51 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.56 % | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.62 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.67 % | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.71 % | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.72 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.76 % | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.8 % | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 3.82 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.71 % | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.79 % | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.93 % | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.94 % | -25.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7 % | +25.9% |
| 1986 | 3.79 % | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 4.14 % | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 4.24 % | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.07 % | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 2.82 % | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 2.49 % | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 3.74 % | +50.2% |
| 1993 | 3.39 % | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 3.18 % | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 3.66 % | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 2.95 % | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 3.06 % | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.12 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.15 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.21 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.98 % | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.34 % | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 3.07 % | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 3.13 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.51 % | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 2.61 % | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.19 % | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 2.93 % | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.41 % | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 3.54 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.63 % | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.54 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.65 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.98 % | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 3.15 % | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.32 % | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 3.23 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.37 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.21 % | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 3.22 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.21 % | -0.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.21 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 20% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.21 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.77 %, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +50.2% | 2.49 % | 3.74 % |
| 1990 | -30.7% | 4.07 % | 2.82 % |
| 1984 | -25.2% | 3.93 % | 2.94 % |
| 1985 | +25.9% | 2.94 % | 3.7 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.42 % | 3.33 % | 3.51 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.67 % | 3.56 % | 3.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.81 % | 2.94 % | 4.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 % | 2.49 % | 3.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 % | 2.51 % | 3.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 % | 2.93 % | 3.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 % | 3.21 % | 3.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 210 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.43 % compare
- 211 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 212 Equatorial Guinea 3.27 % compare
- 214 Bhutan 2.99 % compare
- 214 Melanesia 2.99 % compare
- 216 Cayman Islands 2.92 % compare
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 — share in land area in Jordan?
- Cropland — share in land area in Jordan was 3.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 % in 1991.
- How does Jordan rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Jordan ranks 213th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land 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.