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 105th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80 % | — |
| 1962 | 77.78 % | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 77.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 77.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 66.67 % | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 60 % | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 55.56 % | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 43.03 % | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.03 % | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 43.03 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 93% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 43.03 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 102 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.49 % compare
- 103 Philippines 43.86 % compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 43.84 % compare
- 106 Ethiopia 42.65 % compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 42.07 % compare
- 108 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 105th out of 248 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.