Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados
Barbados: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 20 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 180 countries
All-time high
20 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
20 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 20 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados peaked at 20 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Barbados ranks 161st of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 20 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 20 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 34 Square kilometres compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands 22 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Cyprus 21.04 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Bahamas 20 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Cayman Islands 20 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Dominica 20 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Palau 20 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados was 20 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Barbados ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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