Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Montserrat
Montserrat: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 29.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Montserrat, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 29.41 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Montserrat peaked at 50 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 1973.
Montserrat ranks 149th 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 Montserrat, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 % | — |
| 1962 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40 % | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 30 % | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 % | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30 % | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.41 % | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.78 % | 30 % | 50 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23 % | 20 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28 % | 20 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.76 % | 29.41 % | 30 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 146 Guam 29.57 % compare
- 147 Martinique 29.54 % compare
- 148 Argentina 29.52 % compare
- 150 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29.01 % compare
- 151 Indonesia 28.93 % compare
- 152 Guadeloupe 28.66 % compare
More environment data for Montserrat
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 159.81 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 336.22 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.437 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Montserrat?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Montserrat was 29.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 1973.
- How does Montserrat rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Montserrat ranks 149th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.