Land use hidden — Cropland in Kiribati
Kiribati: Land use hidden — Cropland was 340 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 340 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Kiribati peaked at 430 Square kilometres in 1963 and was at its lowest, 340 Square kilometres, in 1998.
That places Kiribati 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 390 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 430 Square kilometres | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 380 Square kilometres | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 390 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 370 Square kilometres | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 370 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 340 Square kilometres | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 340 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 340 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 28% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 404.44 Square kilometres | 380 Square kilometres | 430 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 380 Square kilometres | 380 Square kilometres | 380 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 386 Square kilometres | 380 Square kilometres | 390 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 370 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 390 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 340 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 340 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 340 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 340 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 140 Trinidad and Tobago 470 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Samoa 424.2 Square kilometres compare
- 142 Sao Tome and Principe 420 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Tonga 310 Square kilometres compare
- 145 Réunion 286.65 Square kilometres compare
- 146 French Polynesia 285 Square kilometres 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 in Kiribati?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Kiribati was 340 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 430 Square kilometres in 1963.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 340 Square kilometres in 1998.
- How does Kiribati rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Kiribati ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata