Agricultural land use in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Agricultural land use was 6,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Wallis and Futuna, 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 Wallis and Futuna stood at 6,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 6,000 hectares in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Wallis and Futuna 203rd out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,700 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,400 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna
- 200 British Virgin Islands 7,000 hectares compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 7,000 hectares compare
- 200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,000 hectares compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,000 hectares compare
- 205 Maldives 5,900 hectares compare
- 206 Liechtenstein 5,170 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Wallis and Futuna
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 6,000 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)
- Agricultural land per capita 0.5266 hectares per capita (2023)
- Cropland area 6,000 hectares (2023)
- Total financial assistance and flows for agriculture, by recipient 470,000 millions of constant united states dollars (2024)
- Pesticide use per hectare of cropland 1.73 kilograms per hectare (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Wallis and Futuna?
- Agricultural land use in Wallis and Futuna was 6,000 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 hectares in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for agricultural land use?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 203rd out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.