Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.99 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 22.99 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 57.69 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 19.23 %, in 2005.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 148th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 51.43 % | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 42.86 % | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 42.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 57.69 % | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 57.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 53.85 % | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 53.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50 % | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 46.15 % | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38.46 % | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 38.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.62 % | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 34.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38.46 % | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 35.26 % | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 32.05 % | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 28.85 % | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 25.64 % | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 22.44 % | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 19.23 % | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 19.36 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.49 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.62 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.15 % | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 21.92 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 23.08 % | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.51 % | 51.43 % | 57.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.86 % | 42.86 % | 42.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.77 % | 46.15 % | 57.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.38 % | 34.62 % | 46.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.31 % | 19.23 % | 35.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.96 % | 21.92 % | 23.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.04 % | 22.99 % | 23.08 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 11 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 22.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 57.69 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.23 % in 2005.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 148th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.