Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 5.18 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 5.18 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 185.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 5.18 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0864 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0864 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1.81 Square kilometres | +1999.8% |
| 2015 | 4.58 Square kilometres | +152.3% |
| 2020 | 4.58 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.18 Square kilometres | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0864 Square kilometres | 0.0864 Square kilometres | 0.0864 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.2 Square kilometres | 1.81 Square kilometres | 4.58 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.88 Square kilometres | 4.58 Square kilometres | 5.18 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 152 Guernsey 5.66 Square kilometres compare
- 153 British Virgin Islands 5.51 Square kilometres compare
- 154 Isle of Man 5.43 Square kilometres compare
- 156 Jersey 4.57 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.07 Square kilometres compare
- 158 Bhutan 3.98 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.1997 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Antigua and Barbuda was 5.18 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0864 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation