Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados: Forest area
Antigua and Barbuda
7,790 hectares
in 2025
Barbados
6,300 hectares
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
198th
Barbados rank
199th
Forest area over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 7,790 hectares against 6,300 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 1,490 hectares.
That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 198th and Barbados ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,813 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 3,513 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 9,148 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 2,848 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 8,483 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 2,183 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2020s | 7,955 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 1,655 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 7,790 hectares against 6,300 hectares in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
- 1,490 hectares, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados rank globally for forest area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 198th and Barbados ranks 199th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.