Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kiribati
Kiribati: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 41.92 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Kiribati is 41.92 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Kiribati peaked at 53.09 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 41.92 %, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 107th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.15 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 53.09 % | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 53.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 53.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 53.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 46.91 % | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 46.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.15 % | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45.68 % | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 45.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 45.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.98 % | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.92 % | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 41.92 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 41.92 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.93 % | 46.91 % | 53.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.91 % | 46.91 % | 46.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.65 % | 46.91 % | 48.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.68 % | 41.98 % | 48.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.98 % | 41.98 % | 41.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.98 % | 41.98 % | 41.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.96 % | 41.92 % | 41.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 104 Philippines 42.75 % compare
- 105 San Marino 42.33 % compare
- 106 Nicaragua 42.31 % compare
- 108 Andorra 41.86 % compare
- 109 China, mainland 41.74 % compare
- 110 China 41.66 % compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Kiribati?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Kiribati was 41.92 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 53.09 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.92 % in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Kiribati ranks 107th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 — 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.