Land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.1677 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba is 0.1677 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba peaked at 0.3239 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1648 hectares per person, in 2019.
Aruba ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3239 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3158 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3124 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3093 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3067 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3047 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3048 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3053 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3062 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3101 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3088 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3085 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3088 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3073 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3062 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3041 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3005 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2972 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2938 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2893 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2862 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2916 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3003 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3043 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3034 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2978 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2868 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2732 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2609 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2443 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.232 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2256 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2168 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2086 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2035 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2008 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1987 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1969 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1955 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1933 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1892 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1844 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1811 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1797 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1768 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1755 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1729 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1703 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1685 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1668 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1656 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1655 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1653 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1648 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1658 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1671 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1677 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1677 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.1677 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 24% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.1677 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.971 hectares per person, 17% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3114 hectares per person | 0.3047 hectares per person | 0.3239 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3074 hectares per person | 0.3041 hectares per person | 0.3101 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2964 hectares per person | 0.2862 hectares per person | 0.3043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2352 hectares per person | 0.2008 hectares per person | 0.2868 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1874 hectares per person | 0.1772 hectares per person | 0.1987 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1692 hectares per person | 0.1648 hectares per person | 0.1768 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1671 hectares per person | 0.1658 hectares per person | 0.1677 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Aruba was 0.1677 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3239 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1648 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Aruba rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Aruba ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares 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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.