Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
145th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0424 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0249 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Jordan is 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 0.0424 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Jordan 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0335 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0337 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0345 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0348 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0362 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0379 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1985 | 0.037 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0379 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0407 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0318 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0315 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0321 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0315 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre 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 | +50.3% | 0.0249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -30.5% | 0.0407 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0282 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 1984 | -25.3% | 0.0393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +26.1% | 0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.037 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0343 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0351 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0356 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0381 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0424 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0304 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0334 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0331 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0365 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0316 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 142 Algeria 0.0358 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 144 Seychelles 0.0337 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 146 United States Virgin Islands 0.0314 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 147 Bhutan 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 0.0292 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Jordan?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Jordan was 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0424 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Jordan rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.