Agricultural land use, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2565 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.2565 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.8466 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2565 hectares per person, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 126th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8071 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7873 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8466 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8255 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8047 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7901 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.691 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6843 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6742 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6608 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6479 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6357 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6248 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6207 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6231 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6264 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6305 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6348 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6315 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6214 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6117 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6019 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5922 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5979 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5865 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.573 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5593 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.546 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5332 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.521 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5107 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5023 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4693 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4624 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4555 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4478 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4397 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3969 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3902 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3837 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3764 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3685 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.361 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3539 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3468 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3399 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3331 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3262 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3193 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3128 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3073 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3028 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2987 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2948 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2911 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.287 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2827 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2785 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2744 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2696 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2648 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2606 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2565 hectares per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7679 hectares per person | 0.6742 hectares per person | 0.8466 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6336 hectares per person | 0.6207 hectares per person | 0.6608 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5823 hectares per person | 0.5332 hectares per person | 0.6214 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4596 hectares per person | 0.3902 hectares per person | 0.521 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.3193 hectares per person | 0.3837 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.293 hectares per person | 0.2744 hectares per person | 0.3128 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2629 hectares per person | 0.2565 hectares per person | 0.2696 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Kiribati?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Kiribati was 0.2565 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8466 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2565 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 126th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.