Land use in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Land use was 5,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 5,000 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 8,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,000 hectares, in 1984.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 193rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,556 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,100 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,400 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 191 Wallis and Futuna 6,000 hectares compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,100 hectares compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,000 hectares compare
- 195 Maldives 4,900 hectares compare
- 196 Bahrain 4,100 hectares compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0125 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0443 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Land use in Antigua and Barbuda was 5,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 hectares in 1984.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for land use?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 193rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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