Cereal yields in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Cereal yields was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal yields in Antigua and Barbuda, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Antigua and Barbuda is 1.96 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.56 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 124th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.74 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 71,285 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 75.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 26 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Cereal yields in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for cereal yields?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 124th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.