Kiribati vs Palau: Arable land use per person
Kiribati
0.0151 hectares per person
in 2023
Palau
0.0169 hectares per person
in 2023
Kiribati rank
183rd
Palau rank
181st
Arable land use per person over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.0169 hectares per person against 0.0151 hectares per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Palau ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0246 hectares per person | 0.0175 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.0172 hectares per person | 0.0168 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0169 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Kiribati or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.0169 hectares per person against 0.0151 hectares per person in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Kiribati and Palau?
- 0.0018 hectares per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd and Palau ranks 181st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.