Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory
Pacific Islands Trust Territory: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 12.2 % in 1990. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1990, arable land — share in agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory stood at 12.2 %. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory peaked at 12.2 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.19 %, in 1961.
That places Pacific Islands Trust Territory 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.43 % | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.69 % | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 6.83 % | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.98 % | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 6.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7.13 % | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.45 % | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 9.49 % | +27.4% |
| 1981 | 9.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.71 % | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 9.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.93 % | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.2 % | +22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4 % | 6.19 % | 6.43 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.98 % | 6.69 % | 7.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.69 % | 9.49 % | 9.93 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2 % | 12.2 % | 12.2 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pacific Islands Trust Territory
- 170 South Africa 12.46 % compare
- 171 Kyrgyzstan 12.44 %
- 172 Vanuatu 12.37 % compare
- 174 Georgia 11.72 %
- 175 Libya 11.21 % compare
- 176 Palestine, State of 10.71 % compare
More environment data for Pacific Islands Trust Territory
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1990)
- Temperature change 0.341 °C (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.152 °C (1990)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2.96 1000 ha (1990)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 79.41 % (1990)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.39 % (1990)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.64 % (1990)
- Wood fuel — Production 1,717 m3 (1990)
- Wood charcoal — Production 231 t (1990)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1,717 m3 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Pacific Islands Trust Territory was 12.2 % in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 % in 1961.
- How does Pacific Islands Trust Territory rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Pacific Islands Trust Territory ranks 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 1990.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific Islands Trust Territory 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.