Forest area km in Barbados
Barbados: Forest area km was 6,300 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6,300
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 235 countries
All-time high
6,300
in 1990
All-time low
6,300
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Barbados is 6,300, 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 km in Barbados peaked at 6,300 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,300, in 1990.
That places Barbados 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area km in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,300 | — |
| 1991 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6,300 is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6,300 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6 |
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 forest area km in Barbados?
- Forest area km in Barbados was 6,300 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for forest area km?
- Barbados ranks 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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