Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 0.38 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.38 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.3845 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.13 1000 ha, in 1997.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1467 1000 ha | 0.13 1000 ha | 0.16 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.24 1000 ha | 0.17 1000 ha | 0.31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3695 1000 ha | 0.3246 1000 ha | 0.3845 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3836 1000 ha | 0.38 1000 ha | 0.3845 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.48 1000 ha compare
- 189 Micronesia 0.39 1000 ha compare
- 191 Guam 0.31 1000 ha compare
- 191 United States Virgin Islands 0.31 1000 ha compare
- 193 Seychelles 0.26 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.26 % (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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.03 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.38 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3845 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 1000 ha in 1997.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.