Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 113.2 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 113.2 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 497.5 kg/ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 106.3 kg/ha, in 2019.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 341 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 350 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 411.8 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 455 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 497.5 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 261.8 kg/ha | -47.4% |
| 1978 | 253 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 181 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1980 | 256.7 kg/ha | +41.8% |
| 1981 | 252 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 233.3 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 245 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 245 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 245 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 306.3 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 306.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 306.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 306.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 280 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 266 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 262.5 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 262.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 227.4 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 200 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 242.3 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 161.5 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 116.7 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 127.3 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 116.7 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 116.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 116.1 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 116.3 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 116.4 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 116.6 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 111.3 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 107.8 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 111.6 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 111.5 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 111.4 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 108.9 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 106.3 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 106.5 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 111.1 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 113.3 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 113.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 113.2 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 113.2 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 113.2 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -47.4% | 497.5 kg/ha | 261.8 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +41.8% | 181 kg/ha | 256.7 kg/ha |
| 1997 | -33.3% | 242.3 kg/ha | 161.5 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -28.5% | 253 kg/ha | 181 kg/ha |
| 1998 | -27.7% | 161.5 kg/ha | 116.7 kg/ha |
| 1986 | +25.0% | 245 kg/ha | 306.3 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 349 kg/ha | 341 kg/ha | 350 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 346.01 kg/ha | 181 kg/ha | 497.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 270.22 kg/ha | 233.3 kg/ha | 306.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 214.62 kg/ha | 116.7 kg/ha | 280 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.64 kg/ha | 116.1 kg/ha | 116.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.81 kg/ha | 106.3 kg/ha | 116.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.48 kg/ha | 106.5 kg/ha | 113.3 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 125 Equatorial Guinea 126.2 kg/ha compare
- 126 Gambia 123.4 kg/ha compare
- 127 Grenada 118.4 kg/ha compare
- 129 Algeria 111.5 kg/ha compare
- 130 Ethiopia PDR 110.2 kg/ha compare
- 131 Antigua and Barbuda 63.3 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 325.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.681 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 113.2 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 497.5 kg/ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.3 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.