Commodity driven deforestation in Barbados
Barbados: Commodity driven deforestation was 6.97 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Barbados, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Barbados is 6.97, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.2% on the previous year and up 287.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Barbados peaked at 98.63 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.97 | — |
| 2002 | 5.25 | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 2.17 | -58.6% |
| 2004 | 6.67 | +207.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 23.46 | +682.5% |
| 2008 | 9.29 | -60.4% |
| 2009 | 8.24 | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 10.72 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 13.34 | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 98.63 | +639.4% |
| 2013 | 4.05 | -95.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | -55.6% |
| 2015 | 1.87 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.07 | +544.0% |
| 2017 | 13.27 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 21.81 | +64.4% |
| 2019 | 53.36 | +144.7% |
| 2020 | 22.11 | -58.6% |
| 2021 | 15.81 | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 3.6 | -77.3% |
| 2023 | 3.45 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.97 | +102.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.97 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +682.5% | 3 | 23.46 |
| 2012 | +639.4% | 13.34 | 98.63 |
| 2016 | +544.0% | 1.87 | 12.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.89 | 2.17 | 23.46 | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.09 | 1.8 | 98.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.39 | 3.45 | 22.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More environment data for Barbados
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0071 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.64 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Barbados?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Barbados was 6.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.63 in 2012.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Barbados ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).