Barbados vs Malaysia: Arable land use per person
Barbados
0.0248 hectares per person
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0223 hectares per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
167th
Malaysia rank
169th
Arable land use per person over time
- Barbados
- Malaysia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0248 hectares per person against 0.0223 hectares per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0025 hectares per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and Malaysia ranks 169th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0661 hectares per person | 0.0887 hectares per person | 0.0226 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0638 hectares per person | 0.0905 hectares per person | 0.0267 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0627 hectares per person | 0.0645 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0454 hectares per person | 0.0154 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0508 hectares per person | 0.0354 hectares per person | 0.0154 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0315 hectares per person | 0.027 hectares per person | 0.0045 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | 0.0012 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 Malaysia?
- Barbados, at 0.0248 hectares per person against 0.0223 hectares per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Barbados and Malaysia?
- 0.0025 hectares per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Barbados ranks 167th and Malaysia ranks 169th 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
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.