Land area — Area, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area, per capita in Kiribati stood at 0.0006 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0006 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Kiribati?
- Land area — area, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.