Arable land — Area in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Arable land — Area was 3.45 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Channel Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 3.45 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Channel Islands peaked at 4.41 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.4 1000 ha, in 2007.
Channel Islands ranks 218th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.1 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 4.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.9 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.8 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.7 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.6 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.8 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.4 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 4.31 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.41 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.36 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.21 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.17 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.96 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.99 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.82 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.66 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.45 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.01 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4.1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.01 1000 ha | 3.9 1000 ha | 4.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.81 1000 ha | 3.7 1000 ha | 3.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.66 1000 ha | 3.5 1000 ha | 3.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 1000 ha | 3.4 1000 ha | 4.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 1000 ha | 3.45 1000 ha | 4.41 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 1000 ha | 3.45 1000 ha | 3.45 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
- 216 Maldives 3.9 1000 ha compare
- 217 Djibouti 3.62 1000 ha compare
- 219 Grenada 3 1000 ha compare
- 220 Saint Lucia 2.66 1000 ha compare
- 221 French Polynesia 2.5 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Channel Islands
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 17.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5.12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 25.85 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0208 metric tons per person (2022)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Capture fisheries production 2,290 metric tons (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Channel Islands?
- Arable land — area in Channel Islands was 3.45 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Channel Islands rank for arable land — area?
- Channel Islands ranks 218th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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.