Land area — Area in Caribbean

Caribbean: Land area — Area was 22,277 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
22,277 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
89th
of 248 countries
All-time high
22,694 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
22,276 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

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 89th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,080 1000 ha compare
  2. 87 Romania 23,008 1000 ha compare
  3. 88 Ghana 22,753 1000 ha compare
  4. 90 Guyana 21,114 1000 ha compare
  5. 91 Belarus 20,298 1000 ha compare
  6. 92 Uganda 20,052 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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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 89th out of 248 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

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 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.