Cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat
Montserrat: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.3748 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat is 0.3748 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat peaked at 0.457 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
Montserrat ranks 34th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1500 | 0.3406 hectares per person | — |
| 1600 | 0.3385 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1700 | 0.3363 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1710 | 0.3361 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.3359 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1730 | 0.3357 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1740 | 0.3354 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1750 | 0.3352 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.335 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.3348 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.3346 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.3343 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.3341 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.3339 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1820 | 0.3337 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 0.3334 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1840 | 0.3332 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1850 | 0.333 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.3326 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3323 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3321 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.3319 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.3317 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.3314 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.331 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3305 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3305 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3367 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.339 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3387 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2534 hectares per person | -25.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1689 hectares per person | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1693 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1701 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.171 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1717 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.172 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1719 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1715 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0856 hectares per person | -50.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0852 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0849 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0846 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0842 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0839 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0837 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0839 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0844 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1702 hectares per person | +101.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1723 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1745 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1766 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1789 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1814 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1837 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1854 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1864 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1843 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1866 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1954 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2133 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2434 hectares per person | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2884 hectares per person | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3456 hectares per person | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4036 hectares per person | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.444 hectares per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.457 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4473 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4307 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4186 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4127 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4091 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4075 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4063 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4045 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3975 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3946 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3923 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3903 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3882 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3863 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3844 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3831 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3815 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3797 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3784 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3778 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3762 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3748 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +101.7% | 0.0844 hectares per person | 0.1702 hectares per person |
| 1973 | -50.1% | 0.1715 hectares per person | 0.0856 hectares per person |
| 1965 | -33.3% | 0.2534 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person |
| 1964 | -25.2% | 0.3387 hectares per person | 0.2534 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3406 hectares per person | 0.3406 hectares per person | 0.3406 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3385 hectares per person | 0.3385 hectares per person | 0.3385 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3363 hectares per person | 0.3363 hectares per person | 0.3363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3361 hectares per person | 0.3361 hectares per person | 0.3361 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3359 hectares per person | 0.3359 hectares per person | 0.3359 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3357 hectares per person | 0.3357 hectares per person | 0.3357 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3354 hectares per person | 0.3354 hectares per person | 0.3354 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3352 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.335 hectares per person | 0.335 hectares per person | 0.335 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3348 hectares per person | 0.3348 hectares per person | 0.3348 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3346 hectares per person | 0.3346 hectares per person | 0.3346 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3343 hectares per person | 0.3343 hectares per person | 0.3343 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3341 hectares per person | 0.3341 hectares per person | 0.3341 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3339 hectares per person | 0.3339 hectares per person | 0.3339 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3337 hectares per person | 0.3337 hectares per person | 0.3337 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3332 hectares per person | 0.3332 hectares per person | 0.3332 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.333 hectares per person | 0.333 hectares per person | 0.333 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3328 hectares per person | 0.3328 hectares per person | 0.3328 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3326 hectares per person | 0.3326 hectares per person | 0.3326 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3323 hectares per person | 0.3323 hectares per person | 0.3323 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3321 hectares per person | 0.3321 hectares per person | 0.3321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3319 hectares per person | 0.3319 hectares per person | 0.3319 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3317 hectares per person | 0.3317 hectares per person | 0.3317 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.3314 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3312 hectares per person | 0.3312 hectares per person | 0.3312 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.331 hectares per person | 0.331 hectares per person | 0.331 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3306 hectares per person | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.3307 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2449 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 0.339 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1107 hectares per person | 0.0837 hectares per person | 0.172 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1591 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 0.1854 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2213 hectares per person | 0.1837 hectares per person | 0.3456 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4237 hectares per person | 0.4036 hectares per person | 0.457 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3922 hectares per person | 0.3831 hectares per person | 0.4045 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.378 hectares per person | 0.3748 hectares per person | 0.3815 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More agriculture & rural data for Montserrat
- Agricultural land use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 3,000 hectares (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural land use 3,000 hectares (2023)
- Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100) — Value 113.01 (2026)
- Food price inflation — Value 4.05 % (2026)
- Cropland extent over the long-term 2,000 hectares (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term 3,000 hectares (2025)
- Agricultural land use per person 0.5622 hectares per person (2025)
- Total Credit — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 118.01 million SLC (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Montserrat was 0.3748 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 0.457 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Montserrat rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Montserrat ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.