Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0015 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
171st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0018 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0015 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0015 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Barbados 171st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0015 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 22% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0015 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 168 Nauru 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 169 Aruba 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 170 Mauritius 0.0016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 173 Bangladesh 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 174 Malta 0.0006 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Barbados?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Barbados was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 171st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.