Bahamas vs Barbados: Cropland — Area

Bahamas
11 1000 ha
in 2024
Barbados
8 1000 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
193rd
Barbados rank
196th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
051015196119922024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 11 1000 ha against 8 1000 ha in Barbados, a difference of 3 1000 ha.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

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

Bahamas ranks 193rd and Barbados ranks 196th of 234 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 9 1000 ha 17 1000 ha 8 1000 ha Barbados
1970s 9 1000 ha 17 1000 ha 8 1000 ha Barbados
1980s 9 1000 ha 17 1000 ha 8 1000 ha Barbados
1990s 8.4 1000 ha 16.9 1000 ha 8.5 1000 ha Barbados
2000s 9 1000 ha 14.6 1000 ha 5.6 1000 ha Barbados
2010s 10.9 1000 ha 9.75 1000 ha 1.15 1000 ha Bahamas
2020s 11 1000 ha 8 1000 ha 3 1000 ha Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 11 1000 ha against 8 1000 ha in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — 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 cropland — area?
Bahamas ranks 193rd and Barbados ranks 196th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.