Arable land in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Arable land was 0.0692 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0692 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.1072 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0676 hectares per person
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Caribbean Small States, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 0.0692 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.1072 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0676 hectares per person, in 2008.
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1072 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1053 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1035 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1024 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1001 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0957 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.094 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.092 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0916 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0899 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0925 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0921 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.09 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0892 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0882 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0877 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.087 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0851 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0827 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0805 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0802 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0783 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0785 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0797 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0794 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0794 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0789 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0797 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.08 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0788 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0779 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0772 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0755 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0749 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0745 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0744 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0731 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0706 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0726 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0705 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0692 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0688 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0677 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0711 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0702 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0706 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0692 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0705 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0711 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0727 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.072 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0714 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0707 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0706 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0712 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0709 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0689 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0692 hectares per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0998 hectares per person | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.1072 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0901 hectares per person | 0.0877 hectares per person | 0.0925 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0811 hectares per person | 0.0783 hectares per person | 0.087 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0777 hectares per person | 0.0745 hectares per person | 0.08 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0705 hectares per person | 0.0676 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0709 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | 0.0727 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.0689 hectares per person | 0.0712 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Belize 0.2432 hectares per person compare
- 42 Slovak Republic 0.2408 hectares per person compare
- 43 Sweden 0.2397 hectares per person compare
- 44 Spain 0.2378 hectares per person compare
- 45 Türkiye 0.2376 hectares per person compare
- 46 Cambodia 0.2365 hectares per person compare
- 47 Libya 0.2354 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean Small States
- Rural population, per capita 0.499 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 678.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Caribbean Small States?
- Arable land in Caribbean Small States was 0.0692 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1072 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0676 hectares per person in 2008.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for arable land?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.