Projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau
Tokelau: Projections for global peak agricultural land was 600 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau is 600 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau peaked at 600 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 300 hectares, in 1961.
Tokelau ranks 224th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 400 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 600 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388.89 hectares | 300 hectares | 400 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 400 hectares | 400 hectares | 400 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 450 hectares | 400 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 590 hectares | 500 hectares | 600 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 600 hectares | 600 hectares | 600 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 600 hectares | 600 hectares | 600 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 600 hectares | 600 hectares | 600 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 221 Norfolk Island 1,000 hectares compare
- 221 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000 hectares compare
- 223 Singapore 660 hectares compare
- 225 Northern Mariana Islands 540 hectares compare
- 226 Nauru 400 hectares compare
- 227 Bermuda 300 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tokelau
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.9202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value 40 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value 987 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value 865 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value 987 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 9 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value 11 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number 100.41 (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index 68.13 (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 264.29 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau?
- Projections for global peak agricultural land in Tokelau was 600 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 projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 600 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 hectares in 1961.
- How does Tokelau rank for projections for global peak agricultural land?
- Tokelau ranks 224th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is projections for global peak agricultural land rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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 Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.