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 92nd of 216 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.
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
- 89 Philippines 42.75 % compare
- 90 San Marino 42.33 % compare
- 91 Nicaragua 42.31 % compare
- 93 Andorra 41.86 % compare
- 94 China, mainland 41.74 % compare
- 95 China (People's Republic of) 41.66 % compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.88 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 41.92 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 94.12 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (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 92nd out of 216 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.