Land area in hectares in Kiribati

Kiribati: Land area in hectares was 81,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
81,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 233 countries
All-time high
81,000 hectares
in 1961
All-time low
81,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Kiribati, 1961–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 81,000 hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Kiribati peaked at 81,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 81,000 hectares, in 1961.

Kiribati ranks 184th of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 9
1970s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 10
1980s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 10
1990s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 10
2000s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 10
2010s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 10
2020s 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 81,000 hectares 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 181 Hong Kong 105,000 hectares compare
  2. 182 Sao Tome and Principe 96,000 hectares compare
  3. 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 95,000 hectares compare
  4. 185 Bahrain 80,000 hectares compare
  5. 185 Netherlands Antilles 80,000 hectares compare
  6. 187 Dominica 75,000 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Kiribati?
Land area in hectares in Kiribati was 81,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 81,000 hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 81,000 hectares in 1961.
How does Kiribati rank for land area in hectares?
Kiribati ranks 184th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.