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Arable land per capita

AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC ยท ha

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Poland. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, Germany
0.14 ha2023
Period covered
1961 - 202363 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
0.45 haUnited States, 2023
Lowest of the compared countries
0.06 haNetherlands, 2023

8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.

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Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United States0.45 ha2023
  • Poland0.31 ha2023
  • Spain0.24 ha2023
  • Germany0.14 ha2023
  • Italy0.12 ha2023
  • United Kingdom0.09 ha2023
  • China0.08 ha2023
  • Netherlands0.06 ha2023

Year by year values

Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.

Annual values by country
GermanyUnited KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaPoland
20230.14 ha0.09 ha0.12 ha0.24 ha0.06 ha0.45 ha0.08 ha0.31 ha
20220.14 ha0.09 ha0.12 ha0.24 ha0.06 ha0.45 ha0.08 ha0.3 ha
20210.14 ha0.09 ha0.12 ha0.24 ha0.06 ha0.46 ha0.08 ha0.3 ha
20200.14 ha0.09 ha0.12 ha0.25 ha0.06 ha0.46 ha0.08 ha0.3 ha
20190.14 ha0.09 ha0.12 ha0.25 ha0.06 ha0.47 ha0.08 ha0.29 ha
20180.14 ha0.09 ha0.11 ha0.25 ha0.06 ha0.48 ha0.08 ha0.29 ha
20170.14 ha0.09 ha0.11 ha0.26 ha0.06 ha0.48 ha0.08 ha0.29 ha
20160.14 ha0.09 ha0.11 ha0.27 ha0.06 ha0.48 ha0.08 ha0.28 ha
20150.15 ha0.09 ha0.11 ha0.26 ha0.06 ha0.49 ha0.08 ha0.29 ha
20140.15 ha0.1 ha0.11 ha0.26 ha0.06 ha0.49 ha0.08 ha0.29 ha
20130.15 ha0.1 ha0.11 ha0.26 ha0.06 ha0.49 ha0.09 ha0.28 ha
20120.15 ha0.1 ha0.12 ha0.27 ha0.06 ha0.49 ha0.09 ha0.29 ha
20110.15 ha0.1 ha0.11 ha0.27 ha0.06 ha0.5 ha0.09 ha0.29 ha
20100.14 ha0.1 ha0.12 ha0.27 ha0.06 ha0.51 ha0.09 ha0.28 ha
20090.15 ha0.1 ha0.12 ha0.27 ha0.06 ha0.52 ha0.09 ha0.32 ha
20080.15 ha0.1 ha0.13 ha0.27 ha0.06 ha0.53 ha0.09 ha0.32 ha
20070.14 ha0.1 ha0.12 ha0.28 ha0.06 ha0.54 ha0.09 ha0.31 ha
20060.14 ha0.1 ha0.13 ha0.29 ha0.07 ha0.55 ha0.09 ha0.32 ha
20050.14 ha0.09 ha0.13 ha0.3 ha0.07 ha0.56 ha0.09 ha0.32 ha
20040.14 ha0.1 ha0.14 ha0.3 ha0.07 ha0.58 ha0.09 ha0.33 ha

World Bank definition

Arable land (hectares per person)

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC, reproduced unchanged.

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