Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0614 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.0614 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.1136 ha per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 ha per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 116th out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0614 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0614 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 ha per square kilometre | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 113 Chile 0.0674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Luxembourg 0.066 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Mauritius 0.0646 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Montenegro 0.0474 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Yemen 0.0466 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Congo 0.0381 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.0614 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1136 ha per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.