Cropland — Area per capita in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0.06 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.14 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.06 ha/cap, in 2007.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 189th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.12 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.11 ha/cap | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.09 ha/cap | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.06 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 60% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.06 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.092 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.084 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.077 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.067 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 187 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 187 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 189 American Samoa 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 French Guiana 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Somalia 0.06 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Cropland — area per capita in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 2007.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 189th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.