Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 7.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Antigua and Barbuda, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 7.26 %. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 7.26 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.45 %, in 1997.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.45 % | — |
| 1998 | 2.83 % | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 3.02 % | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 3.21 % | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 3.59 % | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 3.78 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.15 % | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 4.34 % | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.72 % | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 4.91 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.29 % | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.48 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.85 % | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.13 % | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.41 % | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 6.69 % | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.98 % | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.26 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 % | 2.45 % | 3.02 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.53 % | 3.21 % | 5.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 % | 6.13 % | 7.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 % | 7.26 % | 7.26 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -25.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -33.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0027 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Antigua and Barbuda was 7.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 % in 1997.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.