Coconuts, in shell — Production in Kiribati
Kiribati: Coconuts, in shell — Production was 176,542 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Production in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — production in Kiribati stood at 176,542 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — production in Kiribati peaked at 238,000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40,000 t, in 1975.
Kiribati ranks 19th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Production in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 t | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 47,000 t | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 51,000 t | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 75,000 t | +47.1% |
| 1966 | 72,000 t | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 85,000 t | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 54,000 t | -36.5% |
| 1969 | 55,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 59,000 t | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 71,000 t | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 45,000 t | -36.6% |
| 1973 | 68,500 t | +52.2% |
| 1974 | 90,000 t | +31.4% |
| 1975 | 40,000 t | -55.6% |
| 1976 | 63,000 t | +57.5% |
| 1977 | 64,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 80,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 70,000 t | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 61,000 t | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 86,000 t | +41.0% |
| 1982 | 76,000 t | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 56,000 t | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 99,000 t | +76.8% |
| 1985 | 100,000 t | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 110,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 120,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 133,750 t | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 83,750 t | -37.4% |
| 1990 | 58,750 t | -29.9% |
| 1991 | 78,750 t | +34.0% |
| 1992 | 81,250 t | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 81,250 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 81,250 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 81,250 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 100,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 106,250 t | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 106,250 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96,000 t | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 96,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 129,000 t | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 129,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 158,000 t | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 163,750 t | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 163,750 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 163,750 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 163,750 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 163,750 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 167,400 t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 169,400 t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 167,300 t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 167,400 t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 238,000 t | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 238,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 209,000 t | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 174,300 t | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 174,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 174,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 180,800 t | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 176,200 t | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 176,542 t | +0.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 176,542 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78,456 t, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 176,542 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 109,675 t, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +76.8% | 56,000 t | 99,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,778 t | 47,000 t | 85,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,050 t | 40,000 t | 90,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,550 t | 56,000 t | 133,750 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,500 t | 58,750 t | 106,250 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,125 t | 96,000 t | 163,750 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,830 t | 163,750 t | 238,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,428 t | 174,300 t | 180,800 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 16 Vanuatu 365,332 t compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 6,697 t compare
- 17 Mozambique 291,381 t compare
- 18 Nigeria 289,807 t compare
- 20 Jamaica 141,034 t compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 121,119 t compare
- 22 Colombia 119,067 t 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 — production in Kiribati?
- Coconuts, in shell — production in Kiribati was 176,542 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — production recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 238,000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — production recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 t in 1975.
- How does Kiribati rank for coconuts, in shell — production?
- Kiribati ranks 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — production rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.