Data for 1963

Arable Land per Person, 1963

Name: Arable Land per Person, 1963
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

1963, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Arable Land per Person, 1963 covers 172 countries. Niger is highest, at 3.00716; Faroe Islands is lowest, at 0.00181. The middle country reads 0.24554. Against 1962, 172 values changed (17 up, 155 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Arable Land per Person · Data for 1963

HighestNiger

3.00716

LowestFaroe Islands

0.00181

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

172countries
1measure
1963the year it describes
172distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Arable Land per Person, 1963, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort

Arable Land per Person, 1963: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Niger`NER`Western Africa	3.00716
2	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.96478
3	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.40488
4	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.23276
5	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1.01979
6	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1.01812
7	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	1.01156
8	United States`USA`Northern America	0.94891
9	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.94284
10	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.93464
11	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.91496
12	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.89389
13	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.89109
14	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.83419
15	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.80691
16	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.77766
17	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.74324
18	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.73048
19	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.72156
20	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.70023
21	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.68044
22	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.67392
23	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.64637
24	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.63778
25	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.62146
26	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.61294
27	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.60077
28	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.59591
29	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.58576
30	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.58355
31	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.56484
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.53520
33	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.52872
34	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.52816
35	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.52416
36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.51779
37	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.51744
38	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.51497
39	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.51228
40	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.51225
41	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.50293
42	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	0.50253
43	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.49967
44	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.48944
45	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.47645
46	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.45484
47	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.43831
48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.43393
49	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.43304
50	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.42734
51	Chile`CHL`South America	0.42445
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.40855
53	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.40790
54	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.40566
55	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.39804
56	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.39534
57	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.39226
58	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.38770
59	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.37486
60	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.37175
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.36807
62	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.36187
63	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.36055
64	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.36051
65	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.35548
66	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.35383
67	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.34888
68	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.34530
69	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.34188
70	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.33637
71	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.33106
72	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.32028
73	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.31222
74	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.31185
75	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.30634
76	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.29885
77	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.29186
78	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.28968
79	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.28488
80	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.28181
81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.27724
82	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.27673
83	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.25847
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.24963
85	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.24773
86	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.24729
87	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.24378
88	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.23237
89	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.23078
90	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.22622
91	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.22108
92	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.22096
93	Peru`PER`South America	0.21789
94	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.21739
95	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.21562
96	Colombia`COL`South America	0.20743
97	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.20698
98	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.20671
99	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.20623
100	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.19476
101	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.19357
102	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.19236
103	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.18712
104	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.17709
105	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.17108
106	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.16925
107	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.16567
108	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.16282
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.16113
110	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.15844
111	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.15745
112	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.15657
113	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.15493
114	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.15322
115	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.15229
116	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.15189
117	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.15075
118	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.15009
119	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.14963
120	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.14337
121	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.14269
122	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.14253
123	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.13560
124	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.13451
125	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.12958
126	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.12659
127	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.12324
128	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.12040
129	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.09763
130	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.09645
131	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.09310
132	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.09136
133	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.09034
134	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.08465
135	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.08393
136	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.08294
137	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.07950
138	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.07931
139	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.07619
140	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.07373
141	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.06812
142	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.06778
143	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.06735
144	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.06685
145	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.06356
146	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.06031
147	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.05808
148	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.05235
149	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.05182
150	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.05144
151	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.04650
152	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.03954
153	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.03938
154	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.03566
155	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.03509
156	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.03502
157	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.03285
158	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.02914
159	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.02663
160	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.02230
161	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.02229
162	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.02214
163	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.02036
164	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.01985
165	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.01426
166	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.01072
167	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.01022
168	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.00662
169	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.00380
170	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.00234
171	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.00223
172	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	0.00181

02In 1963

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Niger3.00716
2Canada1.96478
3Australia1.40488
4Syria1.23276
5Togo1.01979

Lowest

172Faroe Islands0.00181
171Singapore0.00223
170Kuwait0.00234
169Hong Kong0.00380
168Bermuda0.00662

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.24554. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031962 → 1963

Since 1962

What changed between 1962 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
172values changed, of 172 in both
17 · 155rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tanzania0.48151 → 0.56484+0.08333
United States Virgin Islands0.11429 → 0.15075+0.03647
Greece0.33889 → 0.36051+0.02162
Sri Lanka0.05688 → 0.07619+0.01931
Gabon0.19060 → 0.20698+0.01638

Fell most

Niger3.09569 → 3.00716−0.08853
Libya1.05428 → 1.01156−0.04272
Australia1.44440 → 1.40488−0.03952
Uruguay0.92392 → 0.89109−0.03283
Sweden0.46075 → 0.43304−0.02771

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1963.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
172 rows · 7.0 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download arable-land-per-person-1963-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
FAO’s own file, on its own site.
AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1963). Arable Land per Person, 1963 [data set], describing 1963. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/1963

0663 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Arable Land per Person, 1962
172 countries
The year after ›
Arable Land per Person, 1964
172 countries
All of them
Arable Land per Person: every year
63 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions