Agricultural land per capita in Niue
Niue: Agricultural land per capita was 2.61 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.61 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 226 countries
All-time high
2.7 hectares per capita
in 2011
All-time low
0.5701 hectares per capita
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Niue, 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 Niue stood at 2.61 hectares per capita.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Niue peaked at 2.7 hectares per capita in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5701 hectares per capita, in 1967.
Niue ranks 16th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Niue, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.616 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.6067 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5935 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5825 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5739 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5705 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5701 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5732 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7718 hectares per capita | +34.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7793 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7907 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.814 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8478 hectares per capita | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.11 hectares per capita | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 1.18 hectares per capita | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.25 hectares per capita | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.29 hectares per capita | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.27 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.31 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.35 hectares per capita | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.41 hectares per capita | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.46 hectares per capita | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.53 hectares per capita | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.61 hectares per capita | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.71 hectares per capita | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.81 hectares per capita | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.86 hectares per capita | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.88 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.89 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.92 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.94 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.96 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.03 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.06 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.14 hectares per capita | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.19 hectares per capita | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.25 hectares per capita | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.32 hectares per capita | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.39 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.44 hectares per capita | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.49 hectares per capita | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.54 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6 hectares per capita | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.64 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.65 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.66 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.67 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.69 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.69 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.69 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.68 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.66 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.66 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.66 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.66 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.65 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.63 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.61 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.6 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.61 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita in Niue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +34.6% | 0.5732 hectares per capita | 0.7718 hectares per capita |
| 1974 | +31.1% | 0.8478 hectares per capita | 1.11 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6065 hectares per capita | 0.5701 hectares per capita | 0.7718 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 hectares per capita | 0.7793 hectares per capita | 1.31 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 hectares per capita | 1.35 hectares per capita | 1.89 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 hectares per capita | 1.92 hectares per capita | 2.25 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 hectares per capita | 2.32 hectares per capita | 2.67 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 hectares per capita | 2.65 hectares per capita | 2.7 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 hectares per capita | 2.6 hectares per capita | 2.63 hectares per capita | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Niue?
- Agricultural land per capita in Niue was 2.61 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 hectares per capita in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5701 hectares per capita in 1967.
- How does Niue rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Niue ranks 16th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.