Temporary fallow — Area in Kiribati
Kiribati: Temporary fallow — Area was 0.22 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Kiribati, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.22 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Kiribati peaked at 0.29 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.22 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 211th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.29 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.28 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.27 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.26 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.24 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.22 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138.05 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.22 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6 1000 ha, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2833 1000 ha | 0.26 1000 ha | 0.29 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.252 1000 ha | 0.24 1000 ha | 0.26 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.224 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.24 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 208 Grenada 0.34 1000 ha compare
- 209 Samoa 0.29 1000 ha compare
- 210 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.27 1000 ha compare
- 211 Aruba 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 British Virgin Islands 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Montserrat 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.22 1000 ha 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 temporary fallow — area in Kiribati?
- Temporary fallow — area in Kiribati was 0.22 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Kiribati ranks 211th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary fallow — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.