Agricultural land per capita in Tokelau
Tokelau: Agricultural land per capita was 0.2475 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2475 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
137th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.3814 hectares per capita
in 2007
All-time low
0.1616 hectares per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Tokelau, 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
Tokelau recorded 0.2475 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Tokelau peaked at 0.3814 hectares per capita in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1616 hectares per capita, in 1961.
That places Tokelau 137th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tokelau, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1616 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.212 hectares per capita | +31.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2103 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2094 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2084 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2086 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2112 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2169 hectares per capita | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2228 hectares per capita | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2299 hectares per capita | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2375 hectares per capita | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2405 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2404 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2404 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2408 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.241 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2394 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.238 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2374 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2382 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2381 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2372 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2341 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2288 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2807 hectares per capita | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2773 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2781 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2798 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2806 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2801 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3348 hectares per capita | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3339 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3343 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3352 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3348 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3343 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3328 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3302 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3254 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3215 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.318 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3219 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3346 hectares per capita | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3476 hectares per capita | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3632 hectares per capita | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3766 hectares per capita | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3814 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3785 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3757 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3727 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3692 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3569 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3431 hectares per capita | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3432 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.349 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3523 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3396 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3155 hectares per capita | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2944 hectares per capita | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2788 hectares per capita | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2697 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2595 hectares per capita | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2475 hectares per capita | -4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita in Tokelau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +31.2% | 0.1616 hectares per capita | 0.212 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2068 hectares per capita | 0.1616 hectares per capita | 0.2228 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2385 hectares per capita | 0.2299 hectares per capita | 0.241 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2573 hectares per capita | 0.2288 hectares per capita | 0.2807 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3276 hectares per capita | 0.2801 hectares per capita | 0.3352 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3519 hectares per capita | 0.318 hectares per capita | 0.3814 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3436 hectares per capita | 0.2944 hectares per capita | 0.3727 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2639 hectares per capita | 0.2475 hectares per capita | 0.2788 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tokelau
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.9202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value 40 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value 987 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value 865 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value 987 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 9 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value 11 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number 100.41 (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index 68.13 (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 264.29 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Tokelau?
- Agricultural land per capita in Tokelau was 0.2475 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3814 hectares per capita in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1616 hectares per capita in 1961.
- How does Tokelau rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Tokelau ranks 137th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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.