Arable land in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Arable land was 0.0692 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Caribbean small states, 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 0.0692 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Caribbean small states peaked at 0.1072 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0676 hectares per person, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0998 hectares per person | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.1072 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0901 hectares per person | 0.0877 hectares per person | 0.0925 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0811 hectares per person | 0.0783 hectares per person | 0.087 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0777 hectares per person | 0.0745 hectares per person | 0.08 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0705 hectares per person | 0.0676 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0709 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | 0.0727 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.0689 hectares per person | 0.0712 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean small states
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Cereal yield 4,009 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1,261 metric tons (2024)
- Land under cereal production 314 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Caribbean small states?
- Arable land in Caribbean small states was 0.0692 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1072 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0676 hectares per person in 2008.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean small states 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.