Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0026 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0026 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0085 Square kilometres per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.0026 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Kiribati is 0.0026 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0085 Square kilometres per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 46th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0026 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0026 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 Square kilometres per person, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 43 Cambodia 0.0027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 44 Nicaragua 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 45 France 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 North Macedonia 0.0025 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Zimbabwe 0.0025 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Sweden 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Kiribati?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0026 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 Square kilometres per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 46th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.