Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kiribati
Kiribati: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 29,066 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kiribati stood at 29,066 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kiribati peaked at 42,500 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 19,050 ha, in 2010.
Kiribati ranks 23rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,790 ha | — |
| 1962 | 36,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 25,000 ha | -30.6% |
| 1964 | 29,000 ha | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 32,000 ha | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 28,320 ha | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 28,320 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 35,755 ha | +26.3% |
| 1969 | 35,755 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 35,755 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 ha | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 20,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 28,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 28,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 27,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 25,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 30,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 37,000 ha | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 36,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 31,000 ha | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 36,000 ha | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 35,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 42,500 ha | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 40,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 36,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 34,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 37,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 26,000 ha | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 27,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 25,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31,000 ha | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 31,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26,000 ha | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 26,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27,972 ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 29,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 29,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,050 ha | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 19,188 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 19,415 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 19,632 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19,852 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 19,852 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22,564 ha | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 22,564 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26,713 ha | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 30,667 ha | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 30,667 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,588 ha | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 28,830 ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 29,139 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 29,066 ha | -0.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 29,066 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 29,066 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,034 ha, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +40.0% | 20,000 ha | 28,000 ha |
| 2010 | -34.3% | 29,000 ha | 19,050 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,771 ha | 25,000 ha | 36,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,376 ha | 20,000 ha | 35,755 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,750 ha | 30,000 ha | 42,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,900 ha | 25,000 ha | 37,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,897 ha | 25,000 ha | 29,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,950 ha | 19,050 ha | 30,667 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,058 ha | 27,588 ha | 30,667 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 20 Nigeria 36,232 ha compare
- 21 China, mainland 35,368 ha compare
- 22 Guyana 30,160 ha compare
- 24 Bangladesh 26,320 ha compare
- 25 French Polynesia 23,001 ha compare
- 26 Jamaica 22,749 ha compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kiribati?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kiribati was 29,066 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 42,500 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,050 ha in 2010.
- How does Kiribati rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Kiribati ranks 23rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.