Land area — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Land area — Area was 22,277 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 22,277 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Caribbean peaked at 22,694 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22,276 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Caribbean 98th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,694 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22,694 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,593 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22,594 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22,595 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22,598 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22,597 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 22,598 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22,598 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22,598 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22,598 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22,594 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 22,572 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 22,330 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 22,310 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22,312 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 22,288 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22,288 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22,276 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 22,276 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22,276 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22,276 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 22,277 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22,277 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,616 1000 ha | 22,593 1000 ha | 22,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,388 1000 ha | 22,276 1000 ha | 22,598 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,277 1000 ha | 22,276 1000 ha | 22,277 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Caribbean?
- Land area — area in Caribbean was 22,277 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22,694 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,276 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Caribbean rank for land area — area?
- Caribbean ranks 98th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.