Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 43.3 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Channel Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 43.3 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Channel Islands peaked at 48.54 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.37 %, in 2002.
Channel Islands ranks 101st of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.95 % | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 44.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.44 % | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 43.94 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 43.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 43.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 43.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 43.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 43.43 % | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 43.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 43.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 43.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 43.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42.93 % | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 42.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 42.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 42.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.42 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 42.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 42.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.91 % | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 40.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 39.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 39.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37.88 % | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 37.37 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 37.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.88 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 38.38 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 42.42 % | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 41.41 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 40.91 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 44.44 % | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 46.01 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 48.54 % | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 48.28 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.78 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.08 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.77 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 46.92 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.71 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.42 % | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 43.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.39 % | 44.95 % | 45.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.49 % | 43.94 % | 44.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.48 % | 42.93 % | 43.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.97 % | 39.9 % | 42.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8 % | 37.37 % | 44.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.58 % | 43.3 % | 48.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3 % | 43.3 % | 43.3 % | 5 |
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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 — share in land area in Channel Islands?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Channel Islands was 43.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.54 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.37 % in 2002.
- How does Channel Islands rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Channel Islands ranks 101st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 — 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.