Agricultural land use, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.0337 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.0337 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0686 hectares per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0337 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Nauru 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0628 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0603 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0544 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0686 hectares per person | +26.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0662 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0652 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0632 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0608 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0596 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0592 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0587 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0583 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0578 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0572 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0566 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0558 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0548 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0536 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0523 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.051 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0498 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0487 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0468 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0447 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0436 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0426 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0416 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0393 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0393 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0395 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0398 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0398 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0399 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.04 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.039 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.038 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0365 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0359 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0353 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0349 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0344 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0337 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use, 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% | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0621 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0572 hectares per person | 0.0536 hectares per person | 0.0596 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0473 hectares per person | 0.0426 hectares per person | 0.0523 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0398 hectares per person | 0.0392 hectares per person | 0.0416 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0398 hectares per person | 0.0393 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0371 hectares per person | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 hectares per person | 0.0337 hectares per person | 0.0344 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 190 Cayman Islands 0.037 hectares per person compare
- 191 Egypt 0.0354 hectares per person compare
- 192 Barbados 0.0354 hectares per person compare
- 194 Bahamas 0.0325 hectares per person compare
- 195 United States Virgin Islands 0.0315 hectares per person compare
- 196 Kuwait 0.0309 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nauru
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Nauru?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Nauru was 0.0337 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 hectares per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0337 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.