Kiribati: Arable land (hectares)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Kiribati had the 186th highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kiribati in the 2024 ranking

• Aruba — 186th of 205: 2,000
• British Virgin Islands — 187th of 205: 2,000
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 188th of 205: 2,000
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 190th of 205: 2,000
• Liechtenstein — 191st of 205: 1,730
• American Samoa — 192nd of 205: 1,680

What this measures

Arable land (in hectares) 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.

Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources.

All 64 values

Arable land (hectares) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 1,680 (2024)
• Australia — 31.27 million (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4,000 (2024)
• Cambodia — 4.12 million (2024)
• China — 108.47 million (2024)
• Fiji — 76,800 (2024)
• French Polynesia — 2,500 (2024)
• Guam — 1,000 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 2,000 (2024)
• Indonesia — 17.69 million (2024)
• Japan — 4.02 million (2024)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

More environment data for Kiribati

• Rural population — 49,975 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 36.61% (2025)
• Urban population — 86,513 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 63.39% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 8 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 278,509 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 278,517 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — -1.04% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.92% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 340 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Kiribati's arable land (hectares)?

2,000 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is unchanged at from 2,000 in 1961. The highest value was 2,000 in 1961 and the lowest 2,000 in 1961.

How does Kiribati rank?

186th highest of 205 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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