Arable land in Kiribati
Kiribati: Arable land was 0.0151 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Kiribati is 0.0151 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Kiribati peaked at 0.0414 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 183rd out of 206 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 | 0.038 hectares per person | 0.0355 hectares per person | 0.0414 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0333 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | 0.0348 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0302 hectares per person | 0.0273 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | 0.0267 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0188 hectares per person | 0.0226 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0172 hectares per person | 0.0161 hectares per person | 0.0184 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | 0.0159 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 180 Oman 0.0173 hectares per person compare
- 181 Palau 0.0169 hectares per person compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0.0157 hectares per person compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.0149 hectares per person compare
- 185 Montenegro 0.0145 hectares per person compare
- 186 Malta 0.0132 hectares per person compare
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 340 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Kiribati?
- Arable land in Kiribati was 0.0151 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0414 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for arable land?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 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.