Forest land — Share in Land area in Barbados
Barbados: Forest land — Share in Land area was 14.62 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Barbados stood at 14.62 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Barbados peaked at 14.65 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.62 %, in 2024.
That places Barbados 171st out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.65 % | — |
| 1991 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.62 % | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 14.62 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 43% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 14.62 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 30% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.65 % | 14.65 % | 14.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.65 % | 14.65 % | 14.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.65 % | 14.65 % | 14.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.64 % | 14.62 % | 14.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 168 Argentina 17.09 % compare
- 169 San Marino 16.34 % compare
- 170 Denmark 16.01 % compare
- 172 Azerbaijan 14.56 % compare
- 173 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
- 174 Bangladesh 14.4 % 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 forest land — share in land area in Barbados?
- Forest land — share in land area in Barbados was 14.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14.65 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.62 % in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Barbados ranks 171st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 — 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.