Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados
Barbados: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 14.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados stood at 14.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados peaked at 14.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1990.
That places Barbados 145th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 142 San Marino 16.7% compare
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- 146 Bermuda 14.4% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 14.4% compare
- 148 Lebanon 13.8% 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.008 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -21.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Barbados was 14.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Barbados ranks 145th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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