Country area — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Country area — Area was 135,020 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 135,020 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 135,054 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 124,694 1000 ha, in 1961.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 30th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Country area — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124,694 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 124,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 124,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 124,821 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 124,821 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 124,822 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 124,823 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 124,823 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 124,823 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 124,823 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 124,824 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 124,824 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 124,824 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 124,819 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 124,812 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 124,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 125,236 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 125,236 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 125,236 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 125,236 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 125,237 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 125,237 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 135,054 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 135,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 135,053 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 135,052 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 135,053 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 135,020 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,856 1000 ha | 124,694 1000 ha | 124,874 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,823 1000 ha | 124,821 1000 ha | 124,824 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,092 1000 ha | 124,812 1000 ha | 135,054 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,046 1000 ha | 135,020 1000 ha | 135,054 1000 ha | 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)
- Agricultural land — Area 16,466 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)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Country area — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 135,020 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 135,054 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,694 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for country area — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.