Arable land — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Arable land — Area was 5,246 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Caribbean is 5,246 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Caribbean peaked at 5,919 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,638 1000 ha, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 59th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,638 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,692 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3,792 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 3,950 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 3,827 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 3,742 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 3,885 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 4,134 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 4,156 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4,508 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 4,464 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 4,675 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 4,846 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 4,714 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 4,973 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 5,179 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 5,216 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5,258 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 5,216 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5,220 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5,230 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5,258 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 5,287 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5,298 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5,351 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 5,435 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5,429 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,478 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 5,492 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5,465 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5,504 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 5,640 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5,705 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 5,756 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5,744 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5,537 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 5,769 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 5,805 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5,837 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,873 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,909 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5,919 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,729 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5,650 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5,740 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5,687 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5,655 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 5,560 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5,591 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,671 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5,633 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,434 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5,468 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5,385 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5,289 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,297 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,239 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5,293 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,106 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5,079 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5,093 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,160 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 5,196 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5,246 1000 ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,868 1000 ha | 3,638 1000 ha | 4,156 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,905 1000 ha | 4,464 1000 ha | 5,258 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,348 1000 ha | 5,220 1000 ha | 5,492 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,676 1000 ha | 5,465 1000 ha | 5,837 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,731 1000 ha | 5,560 1000 ha | 5,919 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,382 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,671 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,155 1000 ha | 5,079 1000 ha | 5,246 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 56 Philippines 5,590 1000 ha compare
- 57 Belarus 5,520 1000 ha compare
- 58 Chad 5,300 1000 ha compare
- 60 Côte d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 60 Cote d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 62 Iraq 4,904 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Caribbean?
- Arable land — area in Caribbean was 5,246 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5,919 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,638 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for arable land — area?
- Caribbean ranks 59th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.