Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 1.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 1.08.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.94 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6824, in 1963.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 19th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8356 | -16.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6824 | -18.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6828 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9136 | +33.8% |
| 1966 | 1.19 | +29.8% |
| 1967 | 1.43 | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 1.94 | +36.2% |
| 1969 | 1.49 | -23.1% |
| 1970 | 1.44 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8447 | -41.2% |
| 1972 | 1.56 | +85.2% |
| 1973 | 1.61 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.68 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1.57 | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.56 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.56 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.49 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.41 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.36 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.22 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 1.26 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.36 | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | -18.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9752 | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9658 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9283 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8864 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 1.01 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.04 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.03 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9756 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9672 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9459 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -2.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +85.2% | 0.8447 | 1.56 |
| 1971 | -41.2% | 1.44 | 0.8447 |
| 2005 | +37.9% | 0.9459 | 1.3 |
| 1968 | +36.2% | 1.43 | 1.94 |
| 1965 | +33.8% | 0.6828 | 0.9136 |
| 1966 | +29.8% | 0.9136 | 1.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 | 0.6824 | 1.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.47 | 0.8447 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0.8864 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 0.9459 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 16 New Caledonia 1.18 compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 1.15 compare
- 18 Mauritius 1.08 compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 1.05 compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 compare
- 22 Japan 0.9926 compare
More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0141 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.08 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 1968.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6824 in 1963.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).