Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.1136 hectares per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 hectares per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 168th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0273 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0182 hectares per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 hectares per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0568 hectares per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0795 hectares per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0909 hectares per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 hectares per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0409 hectares per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0727 hectares per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0409 hectares per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1136 hectares per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0386 hectares per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0568 hectares per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 0.075 hectares per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0864 hectares per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0386 hectares per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0477 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0568 hectares per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0477 hectares per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0705 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0727 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0795 hectares per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0864 hectares per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0864 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0909 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0909 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0955 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0955 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0909 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1023 hectares per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1 hectares per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1023 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1045 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1068 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0795 hectares per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 hectares per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 hectares per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0591 hectares per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0545 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0591 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 hectares per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.15 hectares per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +150.0% | 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1136 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0295 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0182 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0318 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1136 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0573 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0386 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0864 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0657 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0477 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0836 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0955 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0386 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1068 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0608 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0545 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 165 Saudi Arabia 0.1084 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 166 Congo 0.1013 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 167 Mauritius 0.0646 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 0.0517 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 170 Barbados 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 171 Iceland 0.0313 hectares per square kilometre 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1136 hectares per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 hectares per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 168th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.