Country area — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Country area — Area was 33,179 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Caribbean stood at 33,179 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Caribbean peaked at 33,179 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,361 1000 ha, in 2011.
Caribbean ranks 76th of 267 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.
Country area — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,412 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23,412 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23,407 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 23,361 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23,361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33,178 1000 ha | +42.0% |
| 2020 | 33,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33,177 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 33,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33,179 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 23,412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,347 1000 ha | 23,361 1000 ha | 33,178 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,178 1000 ha | 33,177 1000 ha | 33,179 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
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 country area — area in Caribbean?
- Country area — area in Caribbean was 33,179 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 33,179 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,361 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Caribbean rank for country area — area?
- Caribbean ranks 76th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Country area — Area. 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.