Forest area in Barbados
Barbados: Forest area was 6,300 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6,300 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 235 countries
All-time high
6,300 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
6,300 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Barbados is 6,300 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Barbados peaked at 6,300 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,300 hectares, in 1990.
That places Barbados 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,300 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6,300 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6,300 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 forest area in Barbados?
- Forest area in Barbados was 6,300 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 hectares in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for forest area?
- Barbados ranks 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.