Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati is 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Kiribati 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 1 Tuvalu 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Comoros 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominica 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Rwanda 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Kiribati rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.