Arable land use per person in Barbados
Barbados: Arable land use per person was 0.0248 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0248 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0686 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0248 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0248 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Barbados peaked at 0.0686 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Barbados 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0686 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.068 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0674 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0667 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.066 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0653 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0648 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0641 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0642 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0642 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0641 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0639 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0638 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0637 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0636 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0636 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0636 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0637 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0636 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0634 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0632 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.063 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0628 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0625 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0623 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0622 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0621 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.062 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0619 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0617 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0615 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0613 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0612 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0611 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.061 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.061 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.061 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0571 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0572 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.053 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0527 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0486 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0481 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0479 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0474 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0436 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0361 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0323 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.025 hectares per person | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.025 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0249 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0249 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0248 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0248 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0248 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0248 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 34% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0248 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 29% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0661 hectares per person | 0.0641 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0638 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 0.0642 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 hectares per person | 0.062 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0571 hectares per person | 0.0619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0508 hectares per person | 0.0474 hectares per person | 0.0572 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0436 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 164 Egypt 0.0271 hectares per person compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 0.0257 hectares per person compare
- 166 Grenada 0.0256 hectares per person compare
- 168 Lebanon 0.0232 hectares per person compare
- 169 Malaysia 0.0223 hectares per person compare
- 170 American Samoa 0.0217 hectares 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)
- 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 use per person in Barbados?
- Arable land use per person in Barbados was 0.0248 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for arable land use per person?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.