Agricultural land — Area in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Agricultural land — Area was 8.57 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Area in Channel Islands, 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 Channel Islands is 8.57 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Channel Islands peaked at 9.61 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.4 1000 ha, in 2002.
Channel Islands ranks 222nd of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural land — Area in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.9 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 8.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.8 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.7 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 8.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.6 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 8.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.5 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.4 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 8 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.9 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 7.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.6 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 9.11 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 9.61 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 9.56 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.46 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.52 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.26 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.29 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.25 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 1000 ha | 8.9 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.81 1000 ha | 8.7 1000 ha | 8.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.61 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 8.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.31 1000 ha | 7.9 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.88 1000 ha | 7.4 1000 ha | 8.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.22 1000 ha | 8.57 1000 ha | 9.61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 1000 ha | 8.57 1000 ha | 8.57 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
- 219 Barbados 10 1000 ha compare
- 220 Saint Lucia 9.93 1000 ha compare
- 221 Antigua and Barbuda 9.3 1000 ha compare
- 223 Bahrain 8.23 1000 ha compare
- 224 Malta 8.02 1000 ha compare
- 225 Grenada 8 1000 ha compare
- 225 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Channel Islands
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5.12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 25.85 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 28.95 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0208 metric tons per person (2022)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0071 metric tons per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Channel Islands?
- Agricultural land — area in Channel Islands was 8.57 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Channel Islands rank for agricultural land — area?
- Channel Islands ranks 222nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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.