Cassava production in Antigua and Barbuda
In 2024 Antigua and Barbuda produced 50 t of cassava, the 92nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 62%. The record was 149 t in 1972. Area harvested: 14 ha, yield 3.6 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 50 t
- World rank
- 92 of 94
- 10-year change
- −62%
- Record
- 149 t
- 1972
Cassava in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Antigua and Barbuda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.6
- world 10.2 (−65%)
- kg per person
- 0.53
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- −62%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Dominica | 78 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Niue | 44 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Maldives | 6 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Antigua and Barbuda is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | −22% | 14 | 3.57 |
| 2023 | 64 | −56% | 19 | 3.37 |
| 2022 | 144 | +177% | 27 | 5.33 |
| 2021 | 52 | 0.0% | 32 | 1.63 |
| 2020 | 52 | −45% | 9 | 5.78 |
| 2019 | 95 | −3.1% | 20 | 4.75 |
| 2018 | 98 | −4.9% | 20 | 4.90 |
| 2017 | 103 | −14% | 20 | 5.15 |
| 2016 | 120 | −11% | 21 | 5.71 |
| 2015 | 135 | +3.8% | 25 | 5.40 |
| 2014 | 130 | +4.8% | 24 | 5.42 |
| 2013 | 124 | +7.8% | 24 | 5.17 |
| 2012 | 115 | +3.6% | 20 | 5.75 |
| 2011 | 111 | +5.7% | 22 | 5.05 |
| 2010 | 105 | +7.1% | 21 | 5.00 |
| 2009 | 98 | +6.5% | 21 | 4.67 |
| 2008 | 92 | +8.2% | 20 | 4.60 |
| 2007 | 85 | +6.3% | 19 | 4.47 |
| 2006 | 80 | +9.6% | 20 | 4.00 |
| 2005 | 73 | −2.7% | 17 | 4.29 |
| 2004 | 75 | +25% | 18 | 4.17 |
| 2003 | 60 | +11% | 15 | 4.00 |
| 2002 | 54 | +20% | 12 | 4.50 |
| 2001 | 45 | 0.0% | 10 | 4.50 |
| 2000 | 45 | −2.2% | 10 | 4.50 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0.0% | 10 | 4.60 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0.0% | 10 | 4.60 |
| 1997 | 46 | +12% | 10 | 4.60 |
| 1996 | 41 | +2.5% | 9 | 4.56 |
| 1995 | 40 | −13% | 9 | 4.44 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0.0% | 10 | 4.60 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0.0% | 10 | 4.60 |
| 1992 | 46 | −8.0% | 10 | 4.60 |
| 1991 | 50 | +11% | 10 | 5.00 |
| 1990 | 45 | +13% | 9 | 5.00 |
| 1989 | 40 | +8.1% | 8 | 5.00 |
| 1988 | 37 | +19% | 8 | 4.63 |
| 1987 | 31 | −38% | 6 | 5.17 |
| 1986 | 50 | −9.1% | 9 | 5.56 |
| 1985 | 55 | +120% | 10 | 5.50 |
| 1984 | 25 | −43% | 5 | 5.00 |
| 1983 | 44 | −35% | 10 | 4.40 |
| 1982 | 68 | −36% | 12 | 5.67 |
| 1981 | 107 | +128% | 19 | 5.63 |
| 1980 | 47 | −64% | 12 | 3.92 |
| 1979 | 129 | +158% | 30 | 4.30 |
| 1978 | 50 | +52% | 12 | 4.17 |
| 1977 | 33 | −25% | 15 | 2.20 |
| 1976 | 44 | +16% | 17 | 2.59 |
| 1975 | 38 | +111% | 15 | 2.53 |
| 1974 | 18 | −74% | 8 | 2.25 |
| 1973 | 69 | −54% | 18 | 3.83 |
| 1972 | 149 | +24% | 40 | 3.73 |
| 1971 | 120 | +50% | 37 | 3.24 |
| 1970 | 80 | +33% | 20 | 4.00 |
| 1969 | 60 | +50% | 16 | 3.75 |
| 1968 | 40 | +33% | 14 | 2.86 |
| 1967 | 30 | +50% | 12 | 2.50 |
| 1966 | 20 | +11% | 8 | 2.50 |
| 1965 | 18 | +13% | 7 | 2.57 |
| 1964 | 16 | +14% | 6 | 2.67 |
| 1963 | 14 | +17% | 5 | 2.80 |
| 1962 | 12 | +20% | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | 3 | 3.33 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Antigua and Barbuda?
Antigua and Barbuda produced 50 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Antigua and Barbuda rank in the world for production of cassava?
Antigua and Barbuda ranked 92nd of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Antigua and Barbuda changed?
It fell by 62% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 149 t in 1972.
What is the yield of cassava in Antigua and Barbuda?
3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (50 t from 14 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

