Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Barbados
Barbados: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 67.5 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 67.5 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Barbados peaked at 67.94 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.88 %, in 1961.
Barbados ranks 21st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 5.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.47 % | 5.88 % | 29.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.59 % | 29.41 % | 31.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.77 % | 31.25 % | 38.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.48 % | 41.81 % | 67.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.76 % | 67.5 % | 67.94 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- 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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.56 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Barbados?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Barbados was 67.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 67.94 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 % in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Barbados ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.