What is the highest arable land recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.

How does Kiribati rank for arable land?

Kiribati ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Arable land in Kiribati

Name: Arable land in Kiribati
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kiribati: Arable land was 2,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2,000 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

186th

of 206 countries

All-time high

2,000 hectares

in 1961

All-time low

2,000 hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Kiribati, 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.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 2,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Kiribati peaked at 2,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1961.

Kiribati ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Arable land in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Arable land (hectares) in Kiribati, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	2,000 hectares	—
1962	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1963	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1964	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1965	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1966	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1967	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1968	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1969	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1970	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1971	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1972	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1973	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1974	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1975	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1976	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1977	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1978	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1979	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1980	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1981	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1982	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1983	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1984	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1985	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1986	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1987	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1988	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1989	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1990	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1991	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1992	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1993	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1994	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1995	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1996	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1997	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1998	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
1999	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2000	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2001	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2002	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2003	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2004	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2005	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2006	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2007	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2008	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2009	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2010	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2011	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2012	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2013	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2014	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2015	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2016	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2017	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2018	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2019	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2020	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2021	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2022	2,000 hectares	+0.0%
2023	2,000 hectares	+0.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

Kiribati's 2,000 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.60 million hectares, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Kiribati's 2,000 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94,150 hectares, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	9
1970s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
1980s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
1990s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
2000s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
2010s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
2020s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

183 Saint Lucia 2,670 hectares compare
184 French Polynesia 2,500 hectares compare
185 Bahrain 2,100 hectares compare
186 Aruba 2,000 hectares compare
186 Hong Kong 2,000 hectares compare
186 Micronesia (country) 2,000 hectares compare
186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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)

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Kiribati?: Arable land in Kiribati was 2,000 hectares 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 Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
How does Kiribati rank for arable land?: Kiribati ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kiribati 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares)
Unit: hectares
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Arable land (in hectares) 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.