Agriculture — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Agriculture — Area was 16,068 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 16,068 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 16,397 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,769 1000 ha, in 1961.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,769 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,045 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 13,316 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 14,070 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 13,894 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 13,855 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 14,001 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 14,145 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 14,232 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 14,538 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 14,616 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 15,034 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 15,359 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 15,194 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 15,443 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 15,411 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 15,463 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 15,418 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 15,324 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 15,389 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 15,367 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 15,472 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15,524 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 15,566 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 15,684 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 15,924 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 16,218 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 16,310 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 16,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16,369 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16,363 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,291 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16,273 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16,280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,235 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 16,381 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16,381 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,367 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 16,250 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 16,329 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 16,315 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 16,146 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15,978 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 16,198 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16,162 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16,234 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16,169 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16,249 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16,302 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16,322 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16,314 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,254 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16,204 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16,196 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16,242 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16,355 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16,397 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,281 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 16,261 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16,282 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16,329 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16,377 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16,068 1000 ha | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,703 1000 ha | 12,769 1000 ha | 14,232 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,180 1000 ha | 14,538 1000 ha | 15,463 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,777 1000 ha | 15,367 1000 ha | 16,316 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,326 1000 ha | 16,235 1000 ha | 16,381 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,203 1000 ha | 15,978 1000 ha | 16,329 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,287 1000 ha | 16,196 1000 ha | 16,397 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,263 1000 ha | 16,068 1000 ha | 16,377 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 29 Mozambique 44,125 1000 ha compare
- 30 Ukraine 41,892 1000 ha compare
- 31 Mali 41,675 1000 ha compare
- 32 Algeria 41,320 1000 ha compare
- 33 Madagascar 40,933 1000 ha compare
- 34 Colombia 40,546 1000 ha compare
- 35 United Republic of Tanzania 39,877 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 16,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Agriculture — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 16,068 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 16,397 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,769 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for agriculture — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.