Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 26 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 26 ha.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 50 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8 ha, in 1967.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 173rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 12 ha | — |
| 1967 | 8 ha | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 12 ha | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 20 ha | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 25 ha | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 35 ha | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 40 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 14 ha | -65.0% |
| 1974 | 18 ha | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 32 ha | +77.8% |
| 1976 | 28 ha | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 18 ha | -35.7% |
| 1978 | 20 ha | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 50 ha | +150.0% |
| 1980 | 17 ha | -66.0% |
| 1981 | 25 ha | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 33 ha | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 38 ha | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 17 ha | -55.3% |
| 1985 | 20 ha | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 21 ha | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 25 ha | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 28 ha | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 28 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21 ha | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 30 ha | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28 ha | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 30 ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31 ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32 ha | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 35 ha | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 38 ha | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 38 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42 ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 42 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 45 ha | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 44 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 45 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 46 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 35 ha | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 25 ha | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 17 ha | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 26 ha | +52.9% |
| 2020 | 30 ha | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 24 ha | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 26 ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 27 ha | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 26 ha | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13 ha | 8 ha | 20 ha | 4 |
| 1970s | 28 ha | 14 ha | 50 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.2 ha | 17 ha | 38 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.9 ha | 21 ha | 30 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8 ha | 30 ha | 42 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37 ha | 17 ha | 47 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 ha | 24 ha | 30 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 170 Bahamas 78 ha compare
- 171 Guadeloupe 50 ha compare
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 ha compare
- 174 Djibouti 9 ha compare
- 175 Barbados 0 ha compare
- 175 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 175 Malta 0 ha compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 0 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.543 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7567 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Antigua and Barbuda was 26 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 50 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 ha in 1967.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.