Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
Kiribati ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 17 Tonga 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Thailand 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 El Salvador 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Kiribati rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.