Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 33.33 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha stood at 33.33 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha peaked at 33.33 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 1961.
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 110th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 % | — |
| 1962 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.27 % | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 33.33 % | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.39 % | 20 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- 107 British Virgin Islands 35.09 % compare
- 108 Guinea 33.74 % compare
- 109 Liechtenstein 33.46 % compare
- 111 North Macedonia 32.88 % compare
- 112 Indonesia 32.31 % compare
- 113 Honduras 31.93 % compare
More environment data for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.76 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 15.15 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 55.89 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.67 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha was 33.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 1961.
- How does Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 110th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.