Cropland — Area per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.25 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 0.25 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.85 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.25 ha/cap, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 70th 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.81 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.79 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.85 ha/cap | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.83 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.79 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.69 ha/cap | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.68 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.67 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.65 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.62 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.63 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.53 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.47 ha/cap | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.25 ha/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.25 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7678 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.85 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.633 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 0.66 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.582 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.351 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.292 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 68 Cambodia 0.26 ha/cap compare
- 68 Chad 0.26 ha/cap compare
- 70 Cook Islands 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 Lesotho 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 Mozambique 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 North Macedonia 0.25 ha/cap 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 per capita in Kiribati?
- Cropland — area per capita in Kiribati was 0.25 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 70th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 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.