Cropland organic soils — Area in Caribbean

Caribbean: Cropland organic soils — Area was 4,888 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
4,888 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
27th
of 31 groups
All-time high
5,521 ha
in 2000
All-time low
4,619 ha
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 5.2k ha1991: 5.2k ha1992: 5.2k ha1993: 5.2k ha1994: 5.0k ha1995: 4.8k ha1996: 4.7k ha1997: 4.6k ha1998: 5.0k ha1999: 5.5k ha2000: 5.5k ha2001: 5.4k ha2002: 5.3k ha2003: 5.1k ha2004: 5.1k ha2005: 5.1k ha2006: 5.2k ha2007: 5.1k ha2008: 5.1k ha2009: 5.1k ha2010: 5.1k ha2011: 5.1k ha2012: 5.1k ha2013: 5.1k ha2014: 5.2k ha2015: 5.2k ha2016: 5.2k ha2017: 5.2k ha2018: 5.3k ha2019: 4.8k ha2020: 4.9k ha2021: 4.9k ha2022: 4.9k ha2023: 4.9k ha2024: 4.9k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 4,888 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Caribbean peaked at 5,521 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,619 ha, in 1997.

That places Caribbean 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,034 ha 4,619 ha 5,473 ha 10
2000s 5,217 ha 5,092 ha 5,521 ha 10
2010s 5,137 ha 4,831 ha 5,250 ha 10
2020s 4,891 ha 4,888 ha 4,907 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 98,637 ha compare
  2. 25 Ethiopia 94,624 ha compare
  3. 26 India 92,466 ha compare
  4. 27 China (People’s Republic of) 92,300 ha compare
  5. 27 China, mainland 92,300 ha compare
  6. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91,785 ha compare
  7. 30 Denmark 69,727 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for Caribbean

All data for Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Caribbean?
Cropland organic soils — area in Caribbean was 4,888 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 5,521 ha in 2000.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 4,619 ha in 1997.
How does Caribbean rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Caribbean ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cropland organic soils — Area in Caribbean. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cropland-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/caribbean/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cropland-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/caribbean/">Cropland organic soils — Area in Caribbean</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.