Environment in Antigua and Barbuda 1,271 indicators covering environment for Antigua and Barbuda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2.63 2022 down 3.5% 203rd Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.6% 2022 down 3.5% 86th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 5.1 2022 up 35.7% 198th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 1.2% 2022 up 35.7% 30th Reservoir minimum water area 0 2022 — 153rd Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 — 150th Reservoir maximum water area 0 2022 — 153rd Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 — 150th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 135.13 Square kilometres 2022 up 12.6% 118th Fungicides — Import quantity 6.77 t 2012 up 88.8% 142nd Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 3.63 Square kilometres 2022 up 7.7% 157th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 5.18 Square kilometres 2022 up 185.7% 155th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 110th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 110th Land Surface Temperature 29.21 2021 up 7.1% 69th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 100.0% 2017 down 0.0% 1st Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 12.6% 2022 down 24.4% 112th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 50.9% 2022 up 353.6% 135th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.22 t 2023 up 6.8% 108th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 0.7407 1000 USD 2023 down 61.0% 110th NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 13 t 2011 up 85.7% 113th Insecticides — Export value 0.019 1000 USD 2012 down 98.9% 145th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 8.67 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 22.4% 166th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0001 kilograms 2024 down 97.6% 145th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 2.03 1000 ha 2019 — 155th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 2.25 1000 ha 2019 — 173rd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 4.94 1000 ha 2019 — 148th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 4.68 1000 ha 2019 — 146th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 2.76 1000 ha 2019 — 162nd Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 7.28 1000 ha 2019 — 135th Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2018 up 1,374,840.0% 132nd Insecticides — Export quantity 0.019 t 2012 down 91.4% 142nd Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 2.8 t 2022 up 37.3% 98th Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 28.71 1000 USD 2022 down 11.8% 96th Disinfectants, etc — Export value 0.019 1000 USD 2011 down 99.3% 133rd Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Above-ground forest biomass 160.46 tonnes per hectare 2025 up 0.4% 61st Above-ground biomass in forest 160.46 2025 up 0.4% 62nd Forest area 7.79 2025 down 7.8% 214th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 17.7% 2025 down 7.8% 160th Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 0.013 t 2011 down 98.0% 130th Ozone (O₃) concentration 41 ppb 2015 unchanged 157th Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 0.1317 t 2020 up 135.2% 72nd Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 0.322 1000 USD 2020 up 101.2% 82nd Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 0.7699 2021 up 5,399.3% 122nd Coastal protection 60.43 2025 down 0.0% 128th Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Recurrent (central government) 22.6 million SLC 2024 up 174.3% 87th Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Recurrent (central government) 8.37 million USD 2024 up 174.4% 86th Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Recurrent (central government) 6.54 million USD 2024 up 108.3% 87th Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government) 0.56 million USD 2024 up 9.8% 84th Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government) 1.51 million SLC 2024 up 10.2% 80th Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government) 0.44 million USD 2024 down 15.4% 84th Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th Herbicides — Export value 0.075 1000 USD 2011 down 76.9% 107th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 64.4% 2021 — 12th ← Previous Page 21 of 22 Next →