Forest land — Area in Barbados
Barbados: Forest land — Area was 6.3 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Barbados stood at 6.3 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Barbados peaked at 6.3 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.3 1000 ha, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 204th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 67.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 5.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Barbados?
- Forest land — area in Barbados was 6.3 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for forest land — area?
- Barbados ranks 204th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.