Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 41.14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 41.14 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 44.13 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.48 %, in 1966.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.49 % | — |
| 1962 | 35.19 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 35.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 34.47 % | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 34.03 % | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 33.48 % | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 34.25 % | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 35.62 % | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 35.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 37.42 % | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 36.98 % | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 37.44 % | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 37.88 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 37.5 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 38.65 % | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 40.16 % | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 40.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 40.94 % | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 41 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 40.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.13 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 41.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 41.4 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 41.47 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 41.61 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 41.29 % | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 40.54 % | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 40.64 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 40.87 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 40.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.19 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.02 % | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 42.77 % | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 43.21 % | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 43.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.89 % | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 42.93 % | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 43.09 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 43.43 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 44.09 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 44.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.39 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 42.78 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 42.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 42.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.07 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 42.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 41.61 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 42.03 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.77 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 41.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.63 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 40.88 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.23 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 40.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 40.59 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.89 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.14 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.82 % | 33.48 % | 35.62 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.83 % | 36.98 % | 41 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.11 % | 40.54 % | 41.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.45 % | 40.9 % | 43.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.36 % | 42.53 % | 44.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.57 % | 40.23 % | 43.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.62 % | 40.18 % | 41.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 41.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.13 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.48 % in 1966.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.