Kiribati vs Palau: Arable land

Kiribati
0.0151 hectares per person
in 2023
Palau
0.0169 hectares per person
in 2023
Kiribati rank
183rd
Palau rank
181st

Arable land over time

  • Kiribati
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.0169 hectares per person against 0.0151 hectares per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 183rd and Palau ranks 181st of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0246 hectares per person 0.0175 hectares per person 0.0071 hectares per person Kiribati
2000s 0.0206 hectares per person 0.0155 hectares per person 0.0052 hectares per person Kiribati
2010s 0.0172 hectares per person 0.0168 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Kiribati
2020s 0.0155 hectares per person 0.0169 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Kiribati or Palau?
Palau, at 0.0169 hectares per person against 0.0151 hectares per person in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Kiribati and Palau?
0.0018 hectares per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for arable land?
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Palau ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.