Cropland — Share in Land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Cropland — Share in Land area was 19.54 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 19.54 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 53.85 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.38 %, in 2005.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 84th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.08 % | 40 % | 45.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.92 % | 42.31 % | 53.85 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.69 % | 26.92 % | 38.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.38 % | 15.38 % | 28.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.43 % | 17.69 % | 19.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.59 % | 19.54 % | 19.62 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.76 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.19 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.97 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.49 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,138 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Cropland — share in land area in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 19.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 53.85 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.38 % in 2005.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 84th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.