Other land — Area in Caribbean

Caribbean: Other land — Area was 2,787 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,787 1000 ha
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
94th
of 240 countries
All-time high
3,782 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
2,446 1000 ha
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 3.8k 1000 ha1991: 3.7k 1000 ha1992: 3.7k 1000 ha1993: 3.8k 1000 ha1994: 3.8k 1000 ha1995: 3.7k 1000 ha1996: 3.8k 1000 ha1997: 3.6k 1000 ha1998: 3.6k 1000 ha1999: 3.6k 1000 ha2000: 3.6k 1000 ha2001: 3.5k 1000 ha2002: 3.4k 1000 ha2003: 3.5k 1000 ha2004: 3.6k 1000 ha2005: 3.3k 1000 ha2006: 3.3k 1000 ha2007: 3.2k 1000 ha2008: 3.3k 1000 ha2009: 3.2k 1000 ha2010: 3.1k 1000 ha2011: 3.0k 1000 ha2012: 2.9k 1000 ha2013: 2.7k 1000 ha2014: 2.7k 1000 ha2015: 2.7k 1000 ha2016: 2.6k 1000 ha2017: 2.5k 1000 ha2018: 2.5k 1000 ha2019: 2.6k 1000 ha2020: 2.6k 1000 ha2021: 2.6k 1000 ha2022: 2.5k 1000 ha2023: 2.4k 1000 ha2024: 2.8k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, other land — area in Caribbean stood at 2,787 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Caribbean peaked at 3,782 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,446 1000 ha, in 2023.

That places Caribbean 94th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,699 1000 ha 3,563 1000 ha 3,782 1000 ha 10
2000s 3,405 1000 ha 3,182 1000 ha 3,642 1000 ha 10
2010s 2,724 1000 ha 2,482 1000 ha 3,061 1000 ha 10
2020s 2,570 1000 ha 2,446 1000 ha 2,787 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 91 Greece 3,105 1000 ha compare
  2. 92 Eritrea 3,041 1000 ha compare
  3. 93 Paraguay 2,952 1000 ha compare
  4. 95 Azerbaijan 2,288 1000 ha compare
  5. 96 Guatemala 2,233 1000 ha compare
  6. 97 Croatia 2,155 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Caribbean?
Other land — area in Caribbean was 2,787 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 3,782 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2,446 1000 ha in 2023.
How does Caribbean rank for other land — area?
Caribbean ranks 94th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.