What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 430 sq. km in 1963.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 340 sq. km in 1998.

How does Kiribati rank for agricultural land?

Kiribati ranks 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in Kiribati

Name: Agricultural land in Kiribati
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kiribati: Agricultural land was 340 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

340 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

176th

of 210 countries

All-time high

430 sq. km

in 1963

All-time low

340 sq. km

in 1998

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Kiribati, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Kiribati stood at 340 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Kiribati peaked at 430 sq. km in 1963 and was at its lowest, 340 sq. km, in 1998.

That places Kiribati 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	404.44 sq. km	380 sq. km	430 sq. km	9
1970s	380 sq. km	380 sq. km	380 sq. km	10
1980s	386 sq. km	380 sq. km	390 sq. km	10
1990s	370 sq. km	340 sq. km	390 sq. km	10
2000s	340 sq. km	340 sq. km	340 sq. km	10
2010s	340 sq. km	340 sq. km	340 sq. km	10
2020s	340 sq. km	340 sq. km	340 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

173 Sao Tome and Principe 430 sq. km compare
174 Isle of Man 393.81 sq. km compare
175 Tonga 350 sq. km compare
177 French Polynesia 300.65 sq. km compare
178 Dominica 250 sq. km compare
179 Andorra 187.41 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Rural population 36.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
Rural population 49,975 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Land area 810 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 42.0% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Kiribati?: Agricultural land in Kiribati was 340 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 430 sq. km in 1963.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 340 sq. km in 1998.
How does Kiribati rank for agricultural land?: Kiribati ranks 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.