Cropland area in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Cropland area was 4,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Saint Helena, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland area in Saint Helena stood at 4,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Saint Helena peaked at 4,000 hectares in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1961.
Saint Helena ranks 194th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
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 | 3,100 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Helena
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 12,000 hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use 12,000 hectares (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% (2023)
- Fish discards 0.1479 (2007)
- Fish landings and discards 0.1479 (2007)
- Agricultural land per capita 2.26 hectares per capita (2023)
- Pesticide use per hectare of cropland 0.73 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Total financial assistance and flows for agriculture, by recipient 2.82 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
- Fish catch by fishing sector 818.72 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Saint Helena?
- Cropland area in Saint Helena was 4,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1995.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Saint Helena rank for cropland area?
- Saint Helena ranks 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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