Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Barbados 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 124 Israel 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Panama 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Grenada 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Estonia 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4329 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.