Agriculture — Area in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture — Area was 10 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Barbados is 10 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Barbados peaked at 19 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 ha, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 220th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 13 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 12 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 10 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 10 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 10 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.75 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 217 Bahamas 13 1000 ha compare
- 218 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12 1000 ha compare
- 219 Malta 10.02 1000 ha compare
- 221 Saint Lucia 9.93 1000 ha compare
- 222 Bahrain 9.33 1000 ha compare
- 223 Antigua and Barbuda 9.3 1000 ha 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)
- 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 agriculture — area in Barbados?
- Agriculture — area in Barbados was 10 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture — area?
- Barbados ranks 220th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Agriculture — 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.