Cropland — Share in Land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha: Cropland — Share in Land area was 10.27 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.27 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 217 countries
All-time high
10.27 %
in 2021
All-time low
5.13 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 1961–2024

02.557.510196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha recorded 10.27 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha peaked at 10.27 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.13 %, in 1961.

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 134th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cropland — Share in Land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 5.13 %
1962 5.13 % +0.0%
1963 5.13 % +0.0%
1964 5.13 % +0.0%
1965 5.13 % +0.0%
1966 5.13 % +0.0%
1967 5.13 % +0.0%
1968 5.13 % +0.0%
1969 5.13 % +0.0%
1970 5.13 % +0.0%
1971 5.13 % +0.0%
1972 5.13 % +0.0%
1973 5.13 % +0.0%
1974 5.13 % +0.0%
1975 5.13 % +0.0%
1976 5.13 % +0.0%
1977 5.13 % +0.0%
1978 5.13 % +0.0%
1979 5.13 % +0.0%
1980 5.13 % +0.0%
1981 5.13 % +0.0%
1982 5.13 % +0.0%
1983 5.13 % +0.0%
1984 5.13 % +0.0%
1985 5.13 % +0.0%
1986 5.13 % +0.0%
1987 5.13 % +0.0%
1988 5.13 % +0.0%
1989 5.13 % +0.0%
1990 5.13 % +0.0%
1991 5.13 % +0.0%
1992 5.13 % +0.0%
1993 5.13 % +0.0%
1994 7.69 % +49.9%
1995 10.26 % +33.4%
1996 10.26 % +0.0%
1997 10.26 % +0.0%
1998 10.26 % +0.0%
1999 10.26 % +0.0%
2000 10.26 % +0.0%
2001 10.26 % +0.0%
2002 10.26 % +0.0%
2003 10.26 % +0.0%
2004 10.26 % +0.0%
2005 10.26 % +0.0%
2006 10.26 % +0.0%
2007 10.26 % +0.0%
2008 10.26 % +0.0%
2009 10.26 % +0.0%
2010 10.26 % +0.0%
2011 10.26 % +0.0%
2012 10.26 % +0.0%
2013 10.26 % +0.0%
2014 10.26 % +0.0%
2015 10.26 % +0.0%
2016 10.26 % +0.0%
2017 10.26 % +0.0%
2018 10.26 % +0.0%
2019 10.26 % +0.0%
2020 10.26 % +0.0%
2021 10.27 % +0.1%
2022 10.27 % +0.0%
2023 10.27 % +0.0%
2024 10.27 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.13 % 5.13 % 5.13 % 9
1970s 5.13 % 5.13 % 5.13 % 10
1980s 5.13 % 5.13 % 5.13 % 10
1990s 7.95 % 5.13 % 10.26 % 10
2000s 10.26 % 10.26 % 10.26 % 10
2010s 10.26 % 10.26 % 10.26 % 10
2020s 10.27 % 10.26 % 10.27 % 5

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  4. 134 Ethiopia PDR 10.27 % compare
  5. 136 South Africa 10.23 % compare
  6. 137 Netherlands Antilles (former) 10 % compare
  7. 137 Uzbekistan 10 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
Cropland — share in land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha was 10.27 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
The highest recorded value was 10.27 % in 2021.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
The lowest recorded value was 5.13 % in 1961.
How does Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank for cropland — share in land area?
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 134th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.