Land use hidden — Cropland in Barbados
Barbados: Land use hidden — Cropland was 80 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Barbados stood at 80 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Barbados peaked at 170 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 80 Square kilometres, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 160 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 150 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 140 Square kilometres | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130 Square kilometres | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 120 Square kilometres | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 110 Square kilometres | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 105 Square kilometres | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 100 Square kilometres | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 90 Square kilometres | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 80 Square kilometres | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 80 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,217 Square kilometres, 7% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 80 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 169 Square kilometres | 160 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 146 Square kilometres | 140 Square kilometres | 160 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 Square kilometres | 80 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 Square kilometres | 80 Square kilometres | 80 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 156 New Caledonia 97 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 95.7 Square kilometres compare
- 158 Malta 82.91 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Guam 80 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Grenada 70 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 70 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland in Barbados?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Barbados was 80 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 170 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata