Cropland — Area in Kiribati
Kiribati: Cropland — Area was 34 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 34 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Kiribati peaked at 43 1000 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 34 1000 ha, in 1998.
That places Kiribati 192nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 43 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 38 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 39 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 34 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,874 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 34 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 129.14 1000 ha, 26% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.44 1000 ha | 38 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38 1000 ha | 38 1000 ha | 38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.6 1000 ha | 38 1000 ha | 39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 37 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 189 Trinidad and Tobago 53.31 1000 ha compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 43.26 1000 ha compare
- 191 Samoa 43 1000 ha compare
- 193 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 32.3 1000 ha compare
- 194 Tonga 30.9 1000 ha compare
- 195 Réunion 28.2 1000 ha compare
- 195 Reunion 28.2 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Kiribati?
- Cropland — area in Kiribati was 34 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 43 1000 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Kiribati rank for cropland — area?
- Kiribati ranks 192nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.