Permanent crops — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Permanent crops — Area was 1,395 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Caribbean stood at 1,395 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Caribbean peaked at 1,532 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,089 1000 ha, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 32nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,089 1000 ha | 1,291 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,311 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,393 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,387 1000 ha | 1,324 1000 ha | 1,425 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,490 1000 ha | 1,459 1000 ha | 1,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,348 1000 ha | 1,286 1000 ha | 1,447 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,346 1000 ha | 1,267 1000 ha | 1,471 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,402 1000 ha | 1,395 1000 ha | 1,412 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 permanent crops — area in Caribbean?
- Permanent crops — area in Caribbean was 1,395 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,532 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,089 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for permanent crops — area?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.