Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Jordan is 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 157th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -35.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +42.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita 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 | +42.5% | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person |
| 1990 | -35.8% | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 154 New Caledonia 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 155 Barbados 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 156 Bahamas 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 158 Oman 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.0002 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Jordan?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Jordan was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Jordan ranks 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.