Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Caribbean
Caribbean: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 45.59 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Caribbean stood at 45.59 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Caribbean peaked at 50.13 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37.73 %, in 1966.
Caribbean ranks 97th of 248 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.9 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.32 % | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 40.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 38.97 % | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 38.46 % | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 37.73 % | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 38.7 % | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 40.7 % | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 40.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 43.02 % | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 42.4 % | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 42.82 % | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 43.26 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 42.86 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 44.38 % | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 45.23 % | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 45.27 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 45.85 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 45.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 45.44 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 45.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.31 % | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 45.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 45.51 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.68 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 45.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 44.41 % | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 44.61 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 44.87 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 44.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 45.23 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 46.44 % | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 47.48 % | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 48.08 % | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 48.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.67 % | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 48.1 % | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 48.61 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 49.04 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 49.9 % | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.96 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.26 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 48.62 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.24 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 48.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.75 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.49 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.81 % | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 47.46 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.09 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.44 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 46.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.68 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 46.03 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.85 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 44.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.17 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 45.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 45.59 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.64 % | 37.73 % | 40.9 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.09 % | 42.4 % | 45.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.22 % | 44.41 % | 45.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.26 % | 44.87 % | 49.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2 % | 48.24 % | 50.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8 % | 44.85 % | 48.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.13 % | 44.72 % | 45.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 94 Spain 46.21 % compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 46.19 % compare
- 96 Luxembourg 46.07 % compare
- 98 Sri Lanka 45.48 % compare
- 99 Cuba 45.44 % compare
- 100 Cook Islands 45 % 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 — share in agricultural land in Caribbean?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Caribbean was 45.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 50.13 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.73 % in 1966.
- How does Caribbean rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Caribbean ranks 97th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 — 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.