Bahamas vs Barbados: Agricultural land — Area

Bahamas
13 1000 ha
in 2024
Barbados
10 1000 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
201st
Barbados rank
203rd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 13 1000 ha against 10 1000 ha in Barbados, a difference of 3 1000 ha.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 201st and Barbados ranks 203rd of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1960s 10 1000 ha 19 1000 ha 9 1000 ha Barbados
1970s 10.4 1000 ha 19 1000 ha 8.6 1000 ha Barbados
1980s 11 1000 ha 19 1000 ha 8 1000 ha Barbados
1990s 10.4 1000 ha 18.9 1000 ha 8.5 1000 ha Barbados
2000s 11 1000 ha 16.6 1000 ha 5.6 1000 ha Barbados
2010s 12.9 1000 ha 11.75 1000 ha 1.15 1000 ha Bahamas
2020s 13 1000 ha 10 1000 ha 3 1000 ha Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 13 1000 ha against 10 1000 ha in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Bahamas and Barbados?
3 1000 ha, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Bahamas ranks 201st and Barbados ranks 203rd of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.