Jordan Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
  • Jordan arable land for 2020 was 206,000, a 4.1% decline from 2019.
  • Jordan arable land for 2019 was 214,800, a 6.87% increase from 2018.
  • Jordan arable land for 2018 was 201,000, a 7.49% increase from 2017.
  • Jordan arable land for 2017 was 187,000, a 21.18% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Guatemala 862,000
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Albania 599,600
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North Macedonia 416,000
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Jordan 206,000
Equatorial Guinea 138,600
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Jamaica 120,000
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Suriname 62,000
Tonga 20,000
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Montenegro 9,100
Dominica 6,000
Maldives 3,900
American Samoa 3,190
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000
Jordan Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 206,000 0.02 2.32%
2019 214,800 0.02 2.42%
2018 201,000 0.02 2.26%
2017 187,000 0.02 2.11%
2016 237,260 0.02 2.67%
2015 227,900 0.02 2.57%
2014 237,500 0.03 2.68%
2013 231,000 0.03 2.60%
2012 217,000 0.03 2.44%
2011 175,600 0.02 1.98%
2010 177,600 0.03 2.00%
2009 200,800 0.03 2.26%
2008 149,500 0.02 1.69%
2007 140,300 0.02 1.59%
2006 190,000 0.03 2.15%
2005 185,000 0.03 2.10%
2004 209,000 0.04 2.37%
2003 177,000 0.03 2.01%
2002 195,000 0.04 2.21%
2001 192,000 0.04 2.18%
2000 190,000 0.04 2.15%
1999 190,000 0.04 2.15%
1998 190,000 0.04 2.15%
1997 187,000 0.04 2.12%
1996 180,000 0.04 2.04%
1995 252,000 0.06 2.86%
1994 211,000 0.05 2.39%
1993 229,000 0.06 2.60%
1992 259,700 0.07 2.94%
1991 149,400 0.04 1.69%
1990 179,200 0.05 2.03%
1989 292,800 0.09 3.32%
1988 308,000 0.10 3.49%
1987 303,000 0.10 3.43%
1986 276,800 0.10 3.14%
1985 276,800 0.10 3.14%
1984 212,100 0.08 2.40%
1983 304,000 0.12 3.45%
1982 296,100 0.12 3.36%
1981 290,600 0.13 3.29%
1980 299,000 0.13 3.39%
1979 297,000 0.14 3.37%
1978 296,000 0.14 3.35%
1977 294,000 0.15 3.33%
1976 293,000 0.15 3.32%
1975 291,000 0.15 3.30%
1974 290,000 0.16 3.29%
1973 288,000 0.16 3.26%
1972 287,000 0.17 3.25%
1971 285,000 0.17 3.23%
1970 284,000 0.18 3.22%
1969 282,000 0.19 3.20%
1968 281,000 0.21 3.18%
1967 279,000 0.22 3.16%
1966 278,000 0.24 3.15%
1965 276,000 0.25 3.13%
1964 275,000 0.27 3.12%
1963 273,000 0.28 3.09%
1962 272,000 0.29 3.08%
1961 270,000 0.30 3.06%