Agricultural land — Area in Kiribati

Kiribati: Agricultural land — Area was 34 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
34 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
193rd
of 237 countries
All-time high
43 1000 ha
in 1963
All-time low
34 1000 ha
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Kiribati, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 34 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Kiribati peaked at 43 1000 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 34 1000 ha, in 1998.

Kiribati ranks 193rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.44 1000 ha 38 1000 ha 43 1000 ha 9
1970s 38 1000 ha 38 1000 ha 38 1000 ha 10
1980s 38.6 1000 ha 38 1000 ha 39 1000 ha 10
1990s 37 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 39 1000 ha 10
2000s 34 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 10
2010s 34 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 10
2020s 34 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 34 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 190 Isle of Man 39.08 1000 ha compare
  2. 191 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 35.26 1000 ha compare
  3. 192 Tonga 34.9 1000 ha compare
  4. 194 Martinique 31.31 1000 ha compare
  5. 195 French Polynesia 28.65 1000 ha compare
  6. 196 Dominica 24.5 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Kiribati?
Agricultural land — area in Kiribati was 34 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 43 1000 ha in 1963.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 34 1000 ha in 1998.
How does Kiribati rank for agricultural land — area?
Kiribati ranks 193rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati 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.