Land use hidden — Other areas in Barbados
Barbados: Land use hidden — Other areas was 267 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
267 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 202 countries
All-time high
267 Square kilometres
in 2016
All-time low
177 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas in Barbados is 267 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Barbados peaked at 267 Square kilometres in 2016 and was at its lowest, 177 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Barbados 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 177 Square kilometres | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 187 Square kilometres | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 187 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 187 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 197 Square kilometres | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 197 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 207 Square kilometres | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 207 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 207 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 207 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 207 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 207 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 217 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 227 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 237 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 242 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 247 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 257 Square kilometres | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 267 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 267 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 267 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,068 Square kilometres, 3% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 267 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,230 Square kilometres, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240 Square kilometres | 240 Square kilometres | 240 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 240 Square kilometres | 240 Square kilometres | 240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 240 Square kilometres | 240 Square kilometres | 240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 178 Square kilometres | 177 Square kilometres | 187 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 201 Square kilometres | 187 Square kilometres | 207 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 249.5 Square kilometres | 217 Square kilometres | 267 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 267 Square kilometres | 267 Square kilometres | 267 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 158 Saint Lucia 302.9 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Tonga 280.5 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 270.74 Square kilometres compare
- 162 Saint Helena 250 Square kilometres compare
- 163 Malta 232.49 Square kilometres compare
- 164 Maldives 230.8 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 — other areas in Barbados?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Barbados was 267 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 267 Square kilometres in 2016.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 177 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Barbados ranks 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Other areas. 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