Land area in hectares, per capita in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.3863 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.3863 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Luxembourg peaked at 0.5901 hectares per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3863 hectares per person, in 2023.
Luxembourg ranks 165th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5901 hectares per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5831 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.577 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.57 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.562 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5535 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5447 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5364 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5269 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5172 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5078 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4967 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4849 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4738 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4628 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.452 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4423 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4317 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4235 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4152 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4084 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4022 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3942 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3863 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.3863 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 56% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.3863 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 33% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5561 hectares per person | 0.5172 hectares per person | 0.5901 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4591 hectares per person | 0.4152 hectares per person | 0.5078 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3978 hectares per person | 0.3863 hectares per person | 0.4084 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 162 Uganda 0.4121 hectares per person compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 0.4015 hectares per person compare
- 164 Nigeria 0.3997 hectares per person compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3849 hectares per person compare
- 167 British Virgin Islands 0.3848 hectares per person compare
- 168 Seychelles 0.3841 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Luxembourg?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Luxembourg was 0.3863 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5901 hectares per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3863 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.
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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.