Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 0.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cayman Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0.8% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1961.
That places Cayman Islands 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8% | — |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cayman Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 35.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cayman Islands?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cayman Islands was 0.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1961.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Cayman Islands ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.