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 159th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 |
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- 156 Argentina 17.09 % compare
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- 161 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
- 162 Bangladesh 14.4 % compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- 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)
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 159th out of 231 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.