Arable land in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Arable land was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Pacific island 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
The most recent figure for arable land in Pacific island small states is 2.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Pacific island small states peaked at 3.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1968.
Pacific island small states ranks 46th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1% | — |
| 1962 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Pacific island small states?
- Arable land in Pacific island small states was 2.4% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1968.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for arable land?
- Pacific island small states ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.