Cropland — Area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.76 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha is 0.76 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha peaked at 0.76 ha/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3 ha/cap, in 1983.
That places Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 11th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.37 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.31 ha/cap | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.47 ha/cap | +51.6% |
| 1995 | 0.63 ha/cap | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 0.64 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.64 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.65 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.66 ha/cap | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.66 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.67 ha/cap | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.68 ha/cap | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7 ha/cap | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.71 ha/cap | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.72 ha/cap | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.74 ha/cap | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.75 ha/cap | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.76 ha/cap | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.76 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.75 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.74 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.74 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.73 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.73 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.73 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.73 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.73 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.73 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.74 ha/cap | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.74 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.75 ha/cap | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.76 ha/cap | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.76 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3644 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.491 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.66 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.715 ha/cap | 0.66 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.736 ha/cap | 0.73 ha/cap | 0.75 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.75 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 15.15 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 55.89 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.67 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Cropland — area per capita in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha was 0.76 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 ha/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 1983.
- How does Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.