Cropland — Share in Land area in Barbados
Barbados: Cropland — Share in Land area was 18.56 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 18.56 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Barbados peaked at 39.53 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.56 %, in 2024.
That places Barbados 97th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.53 % | — |
| 1962 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37.21 % | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.88 % | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 34.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.56 % | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 32.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.23 % | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 27.91 % | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 25.58 % | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 24.42 % | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.26 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 20.93 % | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6 % | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.56 % | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 18.56 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 18.56 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.53 % | 39.53 % | 39.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.53 % | 39.53 % | 39.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.53 % | 39.53 % | 39.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3 % | 37.21 % | 39.53 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.95 % | 32.56 % | 37.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.67 % | 18.6 % | 30.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.59 % | 18.56 % | 18.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 94 Palestine 18.79 % compare
- 94 Palestine 18.79 % compare
- 96 Cabo Verde 18.59 % compare
- 98 United Republic of Tanzania 17.99 % compare
- 99 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 17.94 % compare
- 100 Jamaica 17.9 % 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 cropland — share in land area in Barbados?
- Cropland — share in land area in Barbados was 18.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 39.53 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.56 % in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Barbados ranks 97th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 Cropland — Share in 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.