Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 43.03 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 43.03 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 80 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 43.03 %, in 1984.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.85 % | 66.67 % | 80 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.11 % | 55.56 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.04 % | 43.03 % | 55.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 43.03 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 87 Cook Islands 45 % compare
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- 92 Dominican Republic 42.07 % compare
- 93 USSR 40.4 % compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -18.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 47 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda was 43.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 80 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.03 % in 1984.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.