Land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.353 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom is 0.353 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4582 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.353 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 173rd out of 215 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.
Land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4582 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4543 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4509 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.448 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4451 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4427 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4403 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4382 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4364 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4346 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4328 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4314 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4305 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4303 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4303 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4304 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4305 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4305 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4301 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4296 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4295 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4296 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4295 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4288 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4278 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4268 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4259 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.425 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4239 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4226 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4213 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4202 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4192 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4181 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.417 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4159 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4149 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4136 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4123 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4108 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4092 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4075 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4056 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4033 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3976 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3945 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3914 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3885 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3854 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3824 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3797 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3772 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3744 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3717 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3688 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3668 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.365 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3631 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3625 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3612 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3577 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.353 hectares per person | -1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.353 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 51% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.353 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.446 hectares per person | 0.4364 hectares per person | 0.4582 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4311 hectares per person | 0.4301 hectares per person | 0.4346 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4276 hectares per person | 0.4239 hectares per person | 0.4296 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4175 hectares per person | 0.4123 hectares per person | 0.4226 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4009 hectares per person | 0.3885 hectares per person | 0.4108 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3735 hectares per person | 0.3631 hectares per person | 0.3854 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3586 hectares per person | 0.353 hectares per person | 0.3625 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3751 hectares per person compare
- 171 Gambia 0.3751 hectares per person compare
- 172 Kuwait 0.3672 hectares per person compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.3402 hectares per person compare
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 0.3336 hectares per person compare
- 176 Cayman Islands 0.3286 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.353 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4582 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.353 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.