U.K. Arable Land 1961-2024
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.
- U.K. arable land for 2021 was 6,009,804, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
- U.K. arable land for 2020 was 5,978,502, a 1.76% decline from 2019.
- U.K. arable land for 2019 was 6,085,598, a 0.79% increase from 2018.
- U.K. arable land for 2018 was 6,037,787, a 0.74% decline from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
United States |
157,736,800 |
Argentina |
42,208,760 |
Canada |
38,259,000 |
Australia |
31,265,000 |
France |
17,956,560 |
Germany |
11,658,000 |
Spain |
11,550,053 |
Poland |
11,078,760 |
Italy |
7,192,812 |
United Kingdom |
6,009,804 |
Hungary |
4,139,704 |
Japan |
4,086,000 |
Saudi Arabia |
3,430,000 |
Sweden |
2,535,170 |
Czech Republic |
2,475,335 |
Denmark |
2,357,000 |
Lithuania |
2,279,000 |
Finland |
2,243,000 |
Greece |
2,131,930 |
Uruguay |
2,030,605 |
Latvia |
1,362,000 |
South Korea |
1,343,000 |
Slovak Republic |
1,326,000 |
Austria |
1,319,765 |
Chile |
1,313,900 |
Netherlands |
1,003,000 |
Portugal |
965,234 |
Belgium |
865,640 |
Croatia |
857,000 |
Norway |
804,000 |
Estonia |
700,000 |
New Zealand |
616,000 |
Panama |
565,000 |
Ireland |
436,000 |
Switzerland |
395,465 |
Israel |
377,000 |
Slovenia |
180,950 |
Iceland |
121,000 |
Cyprus |
95,157 |
Oman |
82,610 |
Luxembourg |
62,472 |
UAE |
50,300 |
Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
25,000 |
Isle of Man |
23,200 |
Qatar |
21,000 |
Bahamas |
8,000 |
Kuwait |
8,000 |
Malta |
7,800 |
Barbados |
7,000 |
New Caledonia |
5,970 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
5,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4,000 |
Brunei |
4,000 |
Channel Islands |
3,630 |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
Bahrain |
2,100 |
Aruba |
2,000 |
Hong Kong |
2,000 |
San Marino |
1,985 |
Liechtenstein |
1,730 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
Guam |
1,000 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
900 |
Andorra |
748 |
Singapore |
560 |
Bermuda |
300 |
Palau |
300 |
Cayman Islands |
200 |
Seychelles |
150 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
80 |
Faroe Islands |
70 |
U.K. Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2021 |
6,009,804 |
0.09 |
24.84% |
2020 |
5,978,502 |
0.09 |
24.71% |
2019 |
6,085,598 |
0.09 |
25.15% |
2018 |
6,037,787 |
0.09 |
24.96% |
2017 |
6,082,879 |
0.09 |
25.14% |
2016 |
6,026,011 |
0.09 |
24.91% |
2015 |
6,011,000 |
0.09 |
24.85% |
2014 |
6,233,500 |
0.10 |
25.77% |
2013 |
6,265,400 |
0.10 |
25.90% |
2012 |
6,212,000 |
0.10 |
25.68% |
2011 |
6,062,000 |
0.10 |
25.06% |
2010 |
5,970,000 |
0.10 |
24.68% |
2009 |
6,049,000 |
0.10 |
25.00% |
2008 |
6,005,000 |
0.10 |
24.82% |
2007 |
6,085,000 |
0.10 |
25.15% |
2006 |
6,094,000 |
0.10 |
25.19% |
2005 |
5,729,000 |
0.09 |
23.68% |
2004 |
5,819,000 |
0.10 |
24.05% |
2003 |
5,659,000 |
0.09 |
23.39% |
2002 |
5,786,000 |
0.10 |
23.92% |
2001 |
5,651,000 |
0.10 |
23.36% |
2000 |
5,876,000 |
0.10 |
24.29% |
1999 |
5,917,000 |
0.10 |
24.46% |
1998 |
6,253,000 |
0.11 |
25.85% |
1997 |
6,368,000 |
0.11 |
26.32% |
1996 |
6,098,000 |
0.10 |
25.21% |
1995 |
5,936,000 |
0.10 |
24.54% |
1994 |
5,911,000 |
0.10 |
24.43% |
1993 |
6,091,000 |
0.11 |
25.18% |
1992 |
6,554,000 |
0.11 |
27.09% |
1991 |
6,567,000 |
0.11 |
27.14% |
1990 |
6,620,000 |
0.12 |
27.36% |
1989 |
6,702,000 |
0.12 |
27.70% |
1988 |
6,886,000 |
0.12 |
28.46% |
1987 |
6,935,000 |
0.12 |
28.67% |
1986 |
6,940,000 |
0.12 |
28.69% |
1985 |
6,990,000 |
0.12 |
28.89% |
1984 |
6,922,000 |
0.12 |
28.61% |
1983 |
6,899,000 |
0.12 |
28.52% |
1982 |
6,913,000 |
0.12 |
28.57% |
1981 |
6,907,000 |
0.12 |
28.55% |
1980 |
6,918,000 |
0.12 |
28.60% |
1979 |
6,829,000 |
0.12 |
28.23% |
1978 |
6,936,000 |
0.12 |
28.67% |
1977 |
6,921,000 |
0.12 |
28.61% |
1976 |
6,894,000 |
0.12 |
28.50% |
1975 |
6,869,000 |
0.12 |
28.39% |
1974 |
7,067,000 |
0.13 |
29.21% |
1973 |
7,075,000 |
0.13 |
29.24% |
1972 |
7,129,000 |
0.13 |
29.47% |
1971 |
7,132,000 |
0.13 |
29.48% |
1970 |
7,102,000 |
0.13 |
29.36% |
1969 |
7,163,000 |
0.13 |
29.61% |
1968 |
7,277,000 |
0.13 |
30.08% |
1967 |
7,309,000 |
0.13 |
30.21% |
1966 |
7,324,000 |
0.13 |
30.27% |
1965 |
7,339,000 |
0.14 |
30.34% |
1964 |
7,354,000 |
0.14 |
30.40% |
1963 |
7,275,000 |
0.14 |
30.07% |
1962 |
7,236,000 |
0.14 |
29.91% |
1961 |
7,175,000 |
0.14 |
29.66% |