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 130th out of 234 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 | 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 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.26 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 43.03 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 43.03 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (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 130th out of 234 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.