Aruba vs Barbados: Land use over the long-term
Aruba
2,000 hectares
in 2025
Barbados
2,000 hectares
in 2025
Aruba rank
176th
Barbados rank
176th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 2,000 hectares against 2,000 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 0 hectares.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 176th and Barbados ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600s | 20.7 hectares | 294.7 hectares | 274 hectares | Barbados |
| 1700s | 41.19 hectares | 1,156 hectares | 1,114 hectares | Barbados |
| 1710s | 44.34 hectares | 1,133 hectares | 1,089 hectares | Barbados |
| 1720s | 47.74 hectares | 1,111 hectares | 1,063 hectares | Barbados |
| 1730s | 51.4 hectares | 1,089 hectares | 1,038 hectares | Barbados |
| 1740s | 55.33 hectares | 1,068 hectares | 1,012 hectares | Barbados |
| 1750s | 59.57 hectares | 1,047 hectares | 987.17 hectares | Barbados |
| 1760s | 64.13 hectares | 1,026 hectares | 962.09 hectares | Barbados |
| 1770s | 69.04 hectares | 1,006 hectares | 937.05 hectares | Barbados |
| 1780s | 74.33 hectares | 986.37 hectares | 912.03 hectares | Barbados |
| 1790s | 80.02 hectares | 967.03 hectares | 887 hectares | Barbados |
| 1800s | 86.15 hectares | 948.07 hectares | 861.91 hectares | Barbados |
| 1810s | 92.75 hectares | 1,069 hectares | 976.15 hectares | Barbados |
| 1820s | 95.37 hectares | 1,185 hectares | 1,089 hectares | Barbados |
| 1830s | 98.05 hectares | 1,295 hectares | 1,197 hectares | Barbados |
| 1840s | 100.82 hectares | 1,401 hectares | 1,301 hectares | Barbados |
| 1850s | 103.66 hectares | 1,503 hectares | 1,399 hectares | Barbados |
| 1860s | 117.56 hectares | 1,557 hectares | 1,440 hectares | Barbados |
| 1870s | 143.38 hectares | 1,609 hectares | 1,466 hectares | Barbados |
| 1880s | 232.78 hectares | 1,659 hectares | 1,426 hectares | Barbados |
| 1890s | 278.58 hectares | 1,706 hectares | 1,427 hectares | Barbados |
| 1900s | 356.85 hectares | 1,750 hectares | 1,393 hectares | Barbados |
| 1910s | 348.42 hectares | 1,773 hectares | 1,424 hectares | Barbados |
| 1920s | 316.51 hectares | 1,794 hectares | 1,478 hectares | Barbados |
| 1930s | 496.04 hectares | 1,814 hectares | 1,318 hectares | Barbados |
| 1940s | 1,108 hectares | 1,832 hectares | 724.51 hectares | Barbados |
| 1950s | 1,530 hectares | 1,940 hectares | 410.1 hectares | Barbados |
| 1960s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0.137 hectares | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0.072 hectares | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0.032 hectares | Barbados |
| 1990s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0.006 hectares | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2020s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Aruba or Barbados?
- Aruba, at 2,000 hectares against 2,000 hectares in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Aruba and Barbados?
- 0 hectares, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Aruba ranks 176th and Barbados ranks 176th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.