Agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Agricultural land per capita was 2.26 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.26 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
21st
of 226 countries
All-time high
2.27 hectares per capita
in 2008
All-time low
1.49 hectares per capita
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena, 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
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena is 2.26 hectares per capita, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena peaked at 2.27 hectares per capita in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.49 hectares per capita, in 1987.
That places Saint Helena 21st out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.85 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.84 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.83 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.82 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.82 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.81 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.77 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.75 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.73 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.7 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.68 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.66 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.64 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.62 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.61 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.6 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.58 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.57 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.56 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.55 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.53 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.51 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.5 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.49 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.49 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.49 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.5 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.51 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.51 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.53 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.54 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.71 hectares per capita | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.88 hectares per capita | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.92 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.94 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.96 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.99 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.01 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.04 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.08 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.11 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.15 hectares per capita | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2 hectares per capita | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.24 hectares per capita | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.27 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.26 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.24 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.23 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.18 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.17 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.16 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.17 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.18 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.19 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.22 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.24 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.26 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 hectares per capita | 1.75 hectares per capita | 1.85 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 hectares per capita | 1.57 hectares per capita | 1.73 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 hectares per capita | 1.49 hectares per capita | 1.56 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 hectares per capita | 1.51 hectares per capita | 1.96 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 hectares per capita | 1.99 hectares per capita | 2.27 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 hectares per capita | 2.16 hectares per capita | 2.24 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 hectares per capita | 2.2 hectares per capita | 2.26 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Helena
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 12,000 hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use 12,000 hectares (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural land use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fish discards 0.1479 (2007)
- Fish landings and discards 0.1479 (2007)
- Cropland area 4,000 hectares (2023)
- Total financial assistance and flows for agriculture, by recipient 4.20 million millions of constant united states dollars (2024)
- Pesticide use per hectare of cropland 0.73 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Fish catch by fishing sector 818.72 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena?
- Agricultural land per capita in Saint Helena was 2.26 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 hectares per capita in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 hectares per capita in 1987.
- How does Saint Helena rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Saint Helena ranks 21st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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.