Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5175 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Kingdom is 0.5175, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Kingdom peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4415, in 2015.
United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8562 | 0.7953 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7393 | 0.6647 | 0.8706 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5682 | 0.4963 | 0.646 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4818 | 0.4482 | 0.5094 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4733 | 0.447 | 0.5295 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4798 | 0.4415 | 0.5477 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5126 | 0.4827 | 0.5443 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Kingdom?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Kingdom was 0.5175 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4415 in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- United Kingdom ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).