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.

Arable land use per person in Barbados

Name: Arable land use per person in Barbados
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Barbados

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9121 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.23 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0279 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1624 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1171 Mt CO2e (2024)

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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

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.