Agricultural land — Area in Caribbean

Caribbean: Agricultural land — Area was 11,507 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,507 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
73rd
of 237 countries
All-time high
12,280 1000 ha
in 1988
All-time low
8,895 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Caribbean is 11,507 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Caribbean peaked at 12,280 1000 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8,895 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Caribbean 73rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,765 1000 ha 8,895 1000 ha 10,213 1000 ha 9
1970s 11,117 1000 ha 10,480 1000 ha 11,520 1000 ha 10
1980s 11,830 1000 ha 11,477 1000 ha 12,280 1000 ha 10
1990s 12,013 1000 ha 11,865 1000 ha 12,180 1000 ha 10
2000s 11,648 1000 ha 11,454 1000 ha 11,827 1000 ha 10
2010s 11,498 1000 ha 11,385 1000 ha 11,633 1000 ha 10
2020s 11,422 1000 ha 11,357 1000 ha 11,507 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 70 Romania 12,690 1000 ha compare
  2. 71 Ghana 12,603 1000 ha compare
  3. 72 Viet Nam 12,291 1000 ha compare
  4. 74 Chile 10,692 1000 ha compare
  5. 75 Congo 10,652 1000 ha compare
  6. 76 Kyrgyzstan 10,349 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Caribbean?
Agricultural land — area in Caribbean was 11,507 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 12,280 1000 ha in 1988.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 8,895 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Caribbean rank for agricultural land — area?
Caribbean ranks 73rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.