15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Barbados
Barbados: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands was 0.4 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Barbados stood at 0.4 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Barbados peaked at 0.4 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2 km2, in 2000.
That places Barbados 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Barbados, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 0.2 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 km2 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 km2 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 km2 | 0.2 km2 | 0.2 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2333 km2 | 0.2 km2 | 0.3 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4 km2 | 0.4 km2 | 0.4 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 133 Faroe Islands 0.9 km2 compare
- 133 United Arab Emirates 0.9 km2 compare
- 135 Christmas Island 0.8 km2 compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 0.4 km2 compare
- 138 Andorra 0.1 km2 compare
- 138 Bangladesh 0.1 km2 compare
- 138 Martinique 0.1 km2 compare
- 138 New Caledonia 0.1 km2 compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 0.1 km2 compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 0.1 km2 compare
- 138 Vanuatu 0.1 km2 compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0114 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -13.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Barbados?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Barbados was 0.4 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 km2 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands?
- Barbados ranks 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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