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 89th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- Cropland — Area 6,641 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 11,507 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,395 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (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 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
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.