What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.

What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2016.

How does Barbados rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?

Barbados ranks 65th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados

Name: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Barbados: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

65th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2016.

Barbados ranks 65th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.3721 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-5.9%
2000	0.3721 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.3721 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.3488 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.3%
2003	0.3488 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.7%
2005	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.3023 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-7.1%
2011	0.2791 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-7.7%
2012	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-8.3%
2013	0.2442 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.5%
2014	0.2326 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.8%
2015	0.2093 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-10.0%
2016	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-11.1%
2017	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

Barbados's 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Barbados's 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1136 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.393 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3721 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.3395 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3721 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2267 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3023 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Barbados

62 Morocco 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1962 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
64 Myanmar 0.1918 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
66 North Macedonia 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
67 Armenia 0.1785 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
68 Tanzania 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados?: Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.3953 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Barbados rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?: Barbados ranks 65th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.