Cropland — Share in Land area in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Cropland — Share in Land area was 12.03 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 12.03 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 18.18 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.03 %, in 2023.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 141st out of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.91 % | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 15.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.64 % | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15.91 % | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 13.64 % | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.04 % | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.03 % | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 12.03 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 12.03 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9 % | 13.64 % | 18.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.87 % | 13.64 % | 15.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.68 % | 12.04 % | 13.64 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.04 % | 12.04 % | 12.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.04 % | 12.04 % | 12.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 % | 12.04 % | 12.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 % | 12.03 % | 12.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0425 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Cropland — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda was 12.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.18 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 % in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 141st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 — Share in Land area. 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.