Arable land — Area in Martinique
Martinique: Arable land — Area was 11.15 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Martinique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Martinique stood at 11.15 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Martinique peaked at 13 1000 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Martinique 198th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Martinique, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 9 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11 1000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13 1000 ha | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 12 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 10 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 9 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 10 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 8 1000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 8 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 9 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 10 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1 1000 ha | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 11.8 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 11.5 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.38 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.86 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.29 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 9.02 1000 ha | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 10.19 1000 ha | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 8.69 1000 ha | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 8.42 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.55 1000 ha | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 9.49 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.37 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.39 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.15 1000 ha | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 11.06 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.15 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area in Martinique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +50.0% | 6 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.44 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.7 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.54 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 11.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.61 1000 ha | 8.42 1000 ha | 10.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.42 1000 ha | 9.37 1000 ha | 11.15 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Martinique
- 195 Mayotte 15.22 1000 ha compare
- 196 French Guiana 11.32 1000 ha compare
- 197 Samoa 11.29 1000 ha compare
- 199 Montenegro 9.69 1000 ha compare
- 200 Bahamas 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Kuwait 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Martinique
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 19,084 1000 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 31.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 107.58 1000 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Martinique?
- Arable land — area in Martinique was 11.15 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 13 1000 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Martinique rank for arable land — area?
- Martinique ranks 198th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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.