Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Barbados
Barbados: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 23.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Barbados stood at 23.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Barbados peaked at 44.19 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23.2 %, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 167th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 41.86 % | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 41.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.53 % | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.21 % | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.88 % | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 32.56 % | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 30.23 % | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 29.07 % | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 27.91 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 25.58 % | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 23.26 % | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2 % | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 23.2 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 99% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 23.2 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.19 % | 44.19 % | 44.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.19 % | 44.19 % | 44.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.19 % | 44.19 % | 44.19 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 % | 41.86 % | 44.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6 % | 37.21 % | 41.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.33 % | 23.26 % | 34.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.25 % | 23.2 % | 23.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Barbados?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Barbados was 23.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 44.19 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 % in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.