Agricultural land per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0336 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0336 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
210th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.0684 hectares per capita
in 1965
All-time low
0.0336 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 0.0336 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0684 hectares per capita in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Nauru ranks 210th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0625 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 hectares per capita | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0572 hectares per capita | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0542 hectares per capita | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0684 hectares per capita | +26.1% |
| 1966 | 0.066 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.065 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.063 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0606 hectares per capita | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0594 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.059 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0586 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0581 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0576 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.057 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0565 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0557 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0547 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0534 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0522 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0509 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0496 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0485 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0476 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0467 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0456 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0446 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0436 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0425 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0415 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0405 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0398 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0395 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0394 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0393 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0392 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0391 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0391 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0392 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0393 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0394 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0396 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0397 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0397 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0398 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0398 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0397 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0389 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.038 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0364 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0352 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0348 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0345 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0341 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0336 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0336 hectares per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 15% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0336 hectares per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +26.1% | 0.0542 hectares per capita | 0.0684 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0619 hectares per capita | 0.0542 hectares per capita | 0.0684 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.057 hectares per capita | 0.0534 hectares per capita | 0.0594 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0472 hectares per capita | 0.0425 hectares per capita | 0.0522 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0397 hectares per capita | 0.0391 hectares per capita | 0.0415 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0397 hectares per capita | 0.0393 hectares per capita | 0.0399 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.037 hectares per capita | 0.0345 hectares per capita | 0.0397 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 hectares per capita | 0.0336 hectares per capita | 0.0343 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nauru
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Livestock production index 99.84 2014-2016 = 100 (2024)
- Agricultural land 3.4 sq. km (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0.5 metric tons (2024)
- Crop production index 103.64 2014-2016 = 100 (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0.5 metric tons (2024)
- Land area 21 sq. km (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Nauru?
- Agricultural land per capita in Nauru was 0.0336 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0684 hectares per capita in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Nauru ranks 210th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.