Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.96 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
124th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
All-time low
1.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 1.96 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1967 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
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
- Rural population, per capita 0.7567 units per person (2025)
- 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.543 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.