Arable land in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Arable land was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Caribbean Small States, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Caribbean Small States stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1985.
Caribbean Small States ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7% | — |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean Small States
- Rural population, per capita 0.499 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Caribbean Small States?
- Arable land in Caribbean Small States was 0.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 0.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for arable land?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, 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 (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land 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.