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 53rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 50 Philippines 5,590 1000 ha compare
- 51 Belarus 5,520 1000 ha compare
- 52 Chad 5,300 1000 ha compare
- 54 Côte d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 55 Iraq 4,904 1000 ha compare
- 56 Czechoslovakia 4,819 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 11,507 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,395 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (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 53rd out of 231 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.