Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 63.3 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Antigua and Barbuda is 63.3 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 290.8 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 27.2 kg/ha, in 1982.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 131st out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 280 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 242.7 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 169.1 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 1964 | 175 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 131.3 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 124.1 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 112 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 138.3 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 160 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 166.3 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 170.9 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 168.8 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 200.8 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 184.2 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 290.8 kg/ha | +57.9% |
| 1976 | 208.8 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1977 | 226.1 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 237 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 159.1 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1980 | 91.6 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 1981 | 47.7 kg/ha | -47.9% |
| 1982 | 27.2 kg/ha | -43.0% |
| 1983 | 65.6 kg/ha | +141.2% |
| 1984 | 70 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 84 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 66.1 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 66.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.8 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 58.3 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 58.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.8 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 54.9 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 54.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.9 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 50.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46.7 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 49.6 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 48.5 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.5 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 61.3 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 61.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.1 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.8 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 61 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 62.1 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 62.7 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.3 kg/ha | +1.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 63.3 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 63.3 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +141.2% | 27.2 kg/ha | 65.6 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +57.9% | 184.2 kg/ha | 290.8 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -47.9% | 91.6 kg/ha | 47.7 kg/ha |
| 1982 | -43.0% | 47.7 kg/ha | 27.2 kg/ha |
| 1980 | -42.4% | 159.1 kg/ha | 91.6 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -32.9% | 237 kg/ha | 159.1 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.28 kg/ha | 112 kg/ha | 280 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 201.28 kg/ha | 159.1 kg/ha | 290.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.04 kg/ha | 27.2 kg/ha | 91.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.13 kg/ha | 50.9 kg/ha | 58.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.73 kg/ha | 46.7 kg/ha | 49.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.12 kg/ha | 47.5 kg/ha | 61.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.78 kg/ha | 59.8 kg/ha | 63.3 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 113.2 kg/ha compare
- 129 Algeria 111.5 kg/ha compare
- 130 Ethiopia PDR 110.2 kg/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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Antigua and Barbuda was 63.3 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 290.8 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 131st out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.