Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Barbados 59th out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 56 Myanmar 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Estonia 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Morocco 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Austria 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Armenia 0.0157 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.