Land area — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Land area — Area was 121,110 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 121,110 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 121,110 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119,639 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119,842 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 119,842 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 119,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 120,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 120,017 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 120,017 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 119,917 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 119,919 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 119,920 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 119,923 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 119,923 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 119,924 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 119,924 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 119,924 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 119,925 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 119,960 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 119,939 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 119,696 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 119,677 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 119,685 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 119,679 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 119,650 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 119,650 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 119,639 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 121,066 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 121,098 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 121,097 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 121,098 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 121,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,842 1000 ha | 119,842 1000 ha | 119,842 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 119,849 1000 ha | 119,842 1000 ha | 119,856 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,856 1000 ha | 119,856 1000 ha | 119,856 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,018 1000 ha | 119,856 1000 ha | 120,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,941 1000 ha | 119,917 1000 ha | 120,017 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,750 1000 ha | 119,639 1000 ha | 119,960 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,094 1000 ha | 121,066 1000 ha | 121,110 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 28 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
- 29 Mali 122,019 1000 ha compare
- 30 South Africa 121,309 1000 ha compare
- 31 Ethiopia 112,213 1000 ha compare
- 32 Colombia 110,950 1000 ha compare
- 33 Ethiopia PDR 110,100 1000 ha compare
- 34 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108,796 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 16,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Land area — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 121,110 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 121,110 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,639 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for land area — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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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.