Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 9.09 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 9.09 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 9.09 percent in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.55 percent, in 1961.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.55 percent | — |
| 1962 | 4.55 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.55 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.55 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.82 percent | +49.9% |
| 1966 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.09 percent | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.09 percent | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 9.09 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 94% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 9.09 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.81 percent | 4.55 percent | 6.82 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.82 percent | 6.82 percent | 6.82 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.18 percent | 6.82 percent | 9.09 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 9.09 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Antigua and Barbuda was 9.09 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.09 percent in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 percent in 1961.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).