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 81st out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,895 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,157 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 9,418 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 10,137 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 9,948 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 9,917 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 10,037 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 10,156 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 10,213 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 10,480 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 10,528 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 10,918 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 11,202 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 10,999 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 11,206 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 11,452 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 11,520 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 11,468 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 11,394 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 11,487 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11,477 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 11,606 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 11,678 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 11,642 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 11,715 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11,951 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 12,223 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 12,280 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 12,239 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 12,180 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 12,169 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 12,145 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 12,014 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 11,972 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11,946 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 11,865 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11,995 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 11,942 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 11,901 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11,768 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11,827 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11,806 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11,630 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 11,454 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 11,655 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 11,610 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,630 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11,525 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11,572 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11,633 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11,617 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 11,608 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,521 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11,437 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11,390 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11,423 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11,468 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11,498 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11,385 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,357 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 11,367 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,421 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11,458 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 11,507 1000 ha | +0.4% |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (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 81st out of 255 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.