Cropland — Area per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 0.14 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 0.22 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 2014.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 27th out of 30 groups 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 per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.21 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2111 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.214 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.202 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.186 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.165 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.144 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 24 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
- 26 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 26 Romania 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 28 United States 0.45 ha/cap compare
- 29 Hungary 0.44 ha/cap compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 0.43 ha/cap compare
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)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 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)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 2014.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.