Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 83.33 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis is 83.33 %, measured 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 83.33 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.44 %, in 1969.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 % | — |
| 1962 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.44 % | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 53.33 % | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 53.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 57.14 % | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 57.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 61.54 % | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.67 % | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70 % | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.67 % | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70 % | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 70.85 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 73.13 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 74.7 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 76.71 % | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 79.4 % | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 79.07 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.73 % | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 78.95 % | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 83.33 % | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.38 % | 44.44 % | 50 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.33 % | 53.33 % | 53.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.07 % | 53.33 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.67 % | 66.67 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.56 % | 70.85 % | 79.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.89 % | 78.95 % | 83.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.33 % | 83.33 % | 83.33 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 129.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 55 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 83.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 83.33 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 % in 1969.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.