Agricultural land per capita in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Agricultural land per capita was 324.24 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
324.24 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 226 countries
All-time high
531.21 hectares per capita
in 1985
All-time low
319.03 hectares per capita
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Falkland Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 324.24 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Falkland Islands peaked at 531.21 hectares per capita in 1985 and was at its lowest, 319.03 hectares per capita, in 2019.
Falkland Islands ranks 1st of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 519.71 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 515.02 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 516.13 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 516.8 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 518.36 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 518.13 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 519.93 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 521.74 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 521.97 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 522.19 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 522.88 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 522.19 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 521.29 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 519.71 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 518.13 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 517.24 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 518.58 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 520.83 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 525.39 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 528.4 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 529.1 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 528.63 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 529.1 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 529.8 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 531.21 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 530.74 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 521.93 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 515.6 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 508.76 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 502.53 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 492.35 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 483.02 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 462.63 hectares per capita | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 450.32 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 434.56 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 393.59 hectares per capita | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 385.9 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 377.5 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 370.18 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 362.68 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 357.28 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 354.46 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 352.46 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 350.59 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 349.63 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 348.4 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 349.62 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 347.23 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 347.67 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 344.78 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 356.79 hectares per capita | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 349.86 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 340.26 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 331.5 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 325.15 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 321.06 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 321.89 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 321.67 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 319.03 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 321.09 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 320.71 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 323.75 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 324.24 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518.64 hectares per capita | 515.02 hectares per capita | 521.97 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 520.84 hectares per capita | 517.24 hectares per capita | 525.39 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 525.33 hectares per capita | 508.76 hectares per capita | 531.21 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 435.26 hectares per capita | 370.18 hectares per capita | 502.53 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 352 hectares per capita | 347.23 hectares per capita | 362.68 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 333.2 hectares per capita | 319.03 hectares per capita | 356.79 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.45 hectares per capita | 320.71 hectares per capita | 324.24 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Falkland Islands
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 1.13 million hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use, annual growth rate -0.3357 % change on previous year (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 1.3% (2023)
- Agricultural land use 1.13 million hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use per person 352.79 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term 1.03 million hectares (2025)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Fish discards 3,761 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Falkland Islands?
- Agricultural land per capita in Falkland Islands was 324.24 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 531.21 hectares per capita in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 319.03 hectares per capita in 2019.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Falkland Islands ranks 1st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.