Agricultural land per capita in Montserrat
Montserrat: Agricultural land per capita was 0.6757 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6757 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
69th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.6757 hectares per capita
in 2023
All-time low
0.1745 hectares per capita
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Montserrat, 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
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Montserrat stood at 0.6757 hectares per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Montserrat peaked at 0.6757 hectares per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1745 hectares per capita, in 1977.
Montserrat ranks 69th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4172 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.4198 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4228 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3404 hectares per capita | -19.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2571 hectares per capita | -24.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2586 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2603 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2617 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2632 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2641 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2641 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2638 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1756 hectares per capita | -33.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1753 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1749 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1748 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1745 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1745 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1749 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.176 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1774 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2679 hectares per capita | +51.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2691 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2708 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2723 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2735 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2747 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2759 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2778 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2804 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2867 hectares per capita | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2996 hectares per capita | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3173 hectares per capita | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3383 hectares per capita | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3633 hectares per capita | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3934 hectares per capita | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4299 hectares per capita | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4746 hectares per capita | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5277 hectares per capita | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5937 hectares per capita | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6499 hectares per capita | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6667 hectares per capita | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6645 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6606 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6559 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6513 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6453 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6383 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6304 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6225 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6191 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6221 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6284 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6332 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6392 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6431 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6488 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6529 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6573 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.662 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6659 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6702 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6757 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita in Montserrat changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +51.0% | 0.1774 hectares per capita | 0.2679 hectares per capita |
| 1973 | -33.4% | 0.2638 hectares per capita | 0.1756 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3223 hectares per capita | 0.2571 hectares per capita | 0.4228 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2017 hectares per capita | 0.1745 hectares per capita | 0.2641 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2535 hectares per capita | 0.176 hectares per capita | 0.2778 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3711 hectares per capita | 0.2804 hectares per capita | 0.5277 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6457 hectares per capita | 0.5937 hectares per capita | 0.6667 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6367 hectares per capita | 0.6191 hectares per capita | 0.6573 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6685 hectares per capita | 0.662 hectares per capita | 0.6757 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 66 Peru 0.7205 hectares per capita compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 0.7175 hectares per capita compare
- 68 North Macedonia 0.6829 hectares per capita compare
- 70 Bhutan 0.6702 hectares per capita compare
- 71 Romania 0.6651 hectares per capita compare
- 72 New Caledonia 0.6349 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Montserrat
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 3,000 hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural land use 3,000 hectares (2023)
- Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100) — Value 113.01 (2026)
- Food price inflation — Value 4.05 % (2026)
- Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100) — Value, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2026)
- Agricultural land use per person 0.5622 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Montserrat?
- Agricultural land per capita in Montserrat was 0.6757 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6757 hectares per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1745 hectares per capita in 1977.
- How does Montserrat rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Montserrat ranks 69th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.