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
Cropland — Share in Land area in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- 131 Zimbabwe 10.51 % compare
- 132 USSR 10.44 % compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4 % compare
- 134 Ethiopia PDR 10.27 % compare
- 136 South Africa 10.23 % compare
- 137 Netherlands Antilles (former) 10 % compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 10 % compare
More environment data for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 15.15 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 55.89 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 66.67 % (2024)
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
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.