Barbados vs Lebanon: Arable land use per person

Barbados
0.0248 hectares per person
in 2023
Lebanon
0.0232 hectares per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
167th
Lebanon rank
168th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Barbados
  • Lebanon
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0248 hectares per person against 0.0232 hectares per person in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.

Barbados ranks 167th and Lebanon ranks 168th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0661 hectares per person 0.0959 hectares per person 0.0298 hectares per person Lebanon
1970s 0.0638 hectares per person 0.0885 hectares per person 0.0247 hectares per person Lebanon
1980s 0.0627 hectares per person 0.0628 hectares per person 0.0001 hectares per person Lebanon
1990s 0.0609 hectares per person 0.0453 hectares per person 0.0156 hectares per person Barbados
2000s 0.0508 hectares per person 0.0282 hectares per person 0.0226 hectares per person Barbados
2010s 0.0315 hectares per person 0.0227 hectares per person 0.0088 hectares per person Barbados
2020s 0.0248 hectares per person 0.0238 hectares per person 0.001 hectares per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Barbados or Lebanon?
Barbados, at 0.0248 hectares per person against 0.0232 hectares per person in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Barbados and Lebanon?
0.0016 hectares per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lebanon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Lebanon rank globally for arable land use per person?
Barbados ranks 167th and Lebanon ranks 168th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.