Land area — Area in Barbados
Barbados: Land area — Area was 43.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Barbados stood at 43.1 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Barbados peaked at 43.1 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Barbados 213th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.02 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 43.1 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 211 Curaçao 44.4 1000 ha compare
- 212 Antigua and Barbuda 44.03 1000 ha compare
- 214 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 38.94 1000 ha compare
- 215 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.9 1000 ha compare
- 216 Mayotte 36.63 1000 ha compare
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 land area — area in Barbados?
- Land area — area in Barbados was 43.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for land area — area?
- Barbados ranks 213th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Land area — 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.