Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.0267 1000 ha in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Channel Islands, 2007–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2018, cropland area under protective cover — area in Channel Islands stood at 0.0267 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Channel Islands peaked at 0.0589 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Channel Islands 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0589 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.055 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0517 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0498 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0491 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0465 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0374 1000 ha | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0377 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0351 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.031 1000 ha | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 1000 ha | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0552 1000 ha | 0.0517 1000 ha | 0.0589 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0397 1000 ha | 0.0267 1000 ha | 0.0498 1000 ha | 9 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More environment data for Channel Islands
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5.12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.71 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3,480 metric tons (2022)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 28.95 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0208 metric tons per person (2022)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0071 metric tons per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Channel Islands?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Channel Islands was 0.0267 1000 ha in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0589 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Channel Islands rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Channel Islands ranks 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland area under protective cover — Area. 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.