Cropland — Area per capita in Caribbean
Caribbean: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 0.15 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Caribbean peaked at 0.23 ha/cap in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.15 ha/cap, in 2016.
Caribbean ranks 123rd of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.21 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 ha/cap | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2144 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.213 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.197 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.179 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Caribbean?
- Cropland — area per capita in Caribbean was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 1970.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 ha/cap in 2016.
- How does Caribbean rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Caribbean ranks 123rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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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.