Arable land — Area, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Barbados 149th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 34% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 30% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 147 Israel 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 148 Grenada 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 150 Malaysia 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 152 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1000 ha per person 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Barbados?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Barbados was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 149th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.