Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Kiribati
Kiribati: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 5.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 5.88 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. 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 Kiribati peaked at 5.88 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.65 %, in 1963.
That places Kiribati 231st 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.13 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.65 % | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 4.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.26 % | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.13 % | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.41 % | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.88 % | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 5.88 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 5.88 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 % | 4.65 % | 5.26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.26 % | 5.26 % | 5.26 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.18 % | 5.13 % | 5.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.42 % | 5.13 % | 5.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Kiribati?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Kiribati was 5.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 % in 1963.
- How does Kiribati rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Kiribati ranks 231st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.