FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.0337 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru stood at 0.0337 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0686 hectares per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0337 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Nauru 179th out of 208 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.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0628 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0603 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0544 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0686 hectares per person | +26.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0662 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0652 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0632 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0608 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0596 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0592 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0587 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0583 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0578 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0572 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0566 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0558 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0548 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0536 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0523 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.051 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0498 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0487 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0468 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0447 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0436 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0426 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0416 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0393 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0393 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0395 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0398 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0398 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0399 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.04 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.039 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.038 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0365 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0359 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0353 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0349 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0344 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0337 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0337 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 36% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0337 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +26.1% | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0621 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0572 hectares per person | 0.0536 hectares per person | 0.0596 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0473 hectares per person | 0.0426 hectares per person | 0.0523 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0398 hectares per person | 0.0392 hectares per person | 0.0416 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0398 hectares per person | 0.0393 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0371 hectares per person | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 hectares per person | 0.0337 hectares per person | 0.0344 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 176 Egypt 0.0354 hectares per person compare
- 177 Japan 0.0345 hectares per person compare
- 178 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0344 hectares per person compare
- 180 New Caledonia 0.0335 hectares per person compare
- 181 South Korea 0.0292 hectares per person compare
- 182 Barbados 0.0283 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Nauru was 0.0337 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 hectares per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0337 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.