Barbados vs Portugal: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 18.94 % against 18.56 % in Barbados, a difference of 0.38 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 76th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.53 % | 33.45 % | 6.08 % | Barbados |
| 1970s | 39.53 % | 34.05 % | 5.48 % | Barbados |
| 1980s | 39.53 % | 34.48 % | 5.05 % | Barbados |
| 1990s | 39.3 % | 30.98 % | 8.32 % | Barbados |
| 2000s | 33.95 % | 23.7 % | 10.25 % | Barbados |
| 2010s | 22.67 % | 19.97 % | 2.7 % | Barbados |
| 2020s | 18.59 % | 19.52 % | 0.924 % | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Barbados or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 18.94 % against 18.56 % in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0.38 %, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Barbados ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 76th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.