Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 51.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 51.65 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Caribbean peaked at 54.11 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 39.2 %, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 68th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.2 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.35 % | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 41.5 % | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 44.67 % | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 43.84 % | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 43.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 44.23 % | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 44.75 % | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 45 % | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 46.18 % | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 46.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 48.11 % | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 49.36 % | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 48.47 % | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 49.38 % | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 50.46 % | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 50.76 % | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 50.53 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 50.21 % | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 50.62 % | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 50.57 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.14 % | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 51.46 % | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 51.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 51.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 52.66 % | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 53.86 % | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 54.11 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 53.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 53.67 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 53.62 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 53.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.94 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 52.75 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.64 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.28 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 52.86 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 52.62 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 52.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 51.86 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 52.12 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.26 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.47 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.69 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.58 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 51.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 51.21 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.48 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.6 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.27 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.03 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.45 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.59 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 50.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.27 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.65 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.03 % | 39.2 % | 45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.98 % | 46.18 % | 50.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.13 % | 50.57 % | 54.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.93 % | 52.28 % | 53.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5 % | 50.69 % | 52.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.36 % | 51.03 % | 51.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.27 % | 50.98 % | 51.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 65 Mayotte 52.97 % compare
- 66 France 52.77 % compare
- 67 Luxembourg 51.67 % compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 51.48 % compare
- 70 Ethiopia PDR 50.96 % compare
- 71 Mexico 50.63 % compare
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 — share in land area in Caribbean?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Caribbean was 51.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 54.11 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2 % in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Caribbean ranks 68th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 — Share in 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.