Agricultural land use in Martinique
Martinique: Agricultural land use was 31,223 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use in Martinique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use in Martinique stood at 31,223 hectares.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Martinique peaked at 42,000 hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 28,000 hectares, in 2005.
That places Martinique 184th out of 227 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 in Martinique, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 35,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 38,000 hectares | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 38,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 38,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 36,000 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 36,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 36,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 34,000 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 39,000 hectares | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 39,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38,000 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 38,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 42,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 39,000 hectares | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 41,000 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 40,000 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 38,000 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 39,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 36,000 hectares | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 35,000 hectares | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 31,000 hectares | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 34,000 hectares | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 32,000 hectares | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 33,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33,000 hectares | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32,000 hectares | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 30,000 hectares | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 28,000 hectares | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37,800 hectares | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 37,700 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37,400 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36,800 hectares | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 36,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31,600 hectares | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 31,500 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30,900 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 29,950 hectares | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 31,330 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 31,300 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 30,200 hectares | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 30,189 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 31,304 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 31,223 hectares | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use in Martinique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +35.0% | 28,000 hectares | 37,800 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,444 hectares | 34,000 hectares | 38,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,500 hectares | 34,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,500 hectares | 38,000 hectares | 42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,100 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,990 hectares | 28,000 hectares | 37,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,438 hectares | 29,950 hectares | 37,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,729 hectares | 30,189 hectares | 31,304 hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Martinique?
- Agricultural land use in Martinique was 31,223 hectares 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 use recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 42,000 hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 hectares in 2005.
- How does Martinique rank for agricultural land use?
- Martinique ranks 184th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Martinique 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 use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.