Agricultural land per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Agricultural land per capita was 0.2565 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2565 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
134th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.8463 hectares per capita
in 1963
All-time low
0.2565 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Kiribati, 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
Kiribati recorded 0.2565 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.8463 hectares per capita in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2565 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 134th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8067 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.7869 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8463 hectares per capita | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8252 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8045 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7897 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6907 hectares per capita | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6841 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.674 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6605 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6477 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6355 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6246 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6206 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6228 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6262 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6303 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6346 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6313 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6212 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6116 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6018 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5921 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5977 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5864 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5729 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5591 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5459 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.533 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5209 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5106 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5022 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4692 hectares per capita | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4623 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4554 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4477 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4396 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3969 hectares per capita | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3902 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3836 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3763 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3684 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.361 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3538 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3468 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3399 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3331 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3262 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3193 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3127 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3072 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3028 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2986 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2948 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.291 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2869 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2827 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2785 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2744 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2696 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2648 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2606 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2565 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.2565 hectares per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4645 hectares per capita, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.2565 hectares per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7676 hectares per capita | 0.674 hectares per capita | 0.8463 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6334 hectares per capita | 0.6206 hectares per capita | 0.6605 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5822 hectares per capita | 0.533 hectares per capita | 0.6212 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4595 hectares per capita | 0.3902 hectares per capita | 0.5209 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3508 hectares per capita | 0.3193 hectares per capita | 0.3836 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.293 hectares per capita | 0.2744 hectares per capita | 0.3127 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2629 hectares per capita | 0.2565 hectares per capita | 0.2696 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Kiribati?
- Agricultural land per capita in Kiribati was 0.2565 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8463 hectares per capita in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2565 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 134th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 (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.