Other land — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Other land — Area was 2,787 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Caribbean
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,246 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.