Agricultural land — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Agricultural land — Area was 11,507 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Caribbean
- Cropland — Area 6,641 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,395 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (2024)
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
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.