Arable land — Area in Barbados
Barbados: Arable land — Area was 7 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Barbados stood at 7 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Barbados peaked at 16 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7 1000 ha, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 203rd of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 14 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 11 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 10 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 9 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 8 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 7 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 7 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 7 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.75 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 200 Bahamas 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Kuwait 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha compare
- 204 Malta 6.98 1000 ha compare
- 205 Micronesia 6.36 1000 ha compare
- 206 New Caledonia 5.97 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 arable land — area in Barbados?
- Arable land — area in Barbados was 7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 16 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for arable land — area?
- Barbados ranks 203rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Arable 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.