Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 69.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Antigua and Barbuda is 69.5, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 207.68 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 36.38, in 1961.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 148th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.38 | — |
| 1962 | 38.42 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 40.39 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 42.25 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 44.01 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 48.55 | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 53.89 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 62.47 | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 87.09 | +39.4% |
| 1970 | 114.18 | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 142.79 | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 169.01 | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 114.95 | -32.0% |
| 1974 | 72.93 | -36.6% |
| 1975 | 61.45 | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 80.81 | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 43.87 | -45.7% |
| 1978 | 89.37 | +103.7% |
| 1979 | 150.84 | +68.8% |
| 1980 | 80.84 | -46.4% |
| 1981 | 118.97 | +47.2% |
| 1982 | 90.39 | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 207.68 | +129.8% |
| 1984 | 41.03 | -80.2% |
| 1985 | 44.81 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 63.64 | +42.0% |
| 1987 | 78.56 | +23.4% |
| 1988 | 93.18 | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 70.94 | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 69.27 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 75.2 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 71.42 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 67.76 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 65.6 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 59.96 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 61.61 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 61.14 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 60.33 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 60.4 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 60.03 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 58.35 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 64.77 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 69.23 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 79.26 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 85.66 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 90.39 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 93.39 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 97.37 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 96 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 96.63 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.29 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.98 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.42 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 101.16 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 104.06 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 94.78 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 86.62 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 77.76 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 72.4 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 58.22 | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 66.46 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 79.91 | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 94.84 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 69.5 | -26.7% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 69.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.38, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 69.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.6, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 | +129.8% | 90.39 | 207.68 |
| 1978 | +103.7% | 43.87 | 89.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.38 | 36.38 | 87.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.02 | 43.87 | 169.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89 | 41.03 | 207.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.27 | 59.96 | 75.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.45 | 58.35 | 97.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.71 | 72.4 | 104.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.79 | 58.22 | 94.84 | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Antigua and Barbuda was 69.5 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 207.68 in 1983.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.38 in 1961.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 148th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.