Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Barbados
Barbados: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 20 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Barbados stood at 20 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Barbados peaked at 20 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.53 %, in 1961.
That places Barbados 190th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.53 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.11 % | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.76 % | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5 % | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.33 % | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 14.29 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 15.38 % | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 16 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.67 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 18.18 % | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 20 % | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 % | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 20 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 46% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 20 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 43% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.59 % | 10.53 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.07 % | 11.11 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.38 % | 13.33 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Barbados?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Barbados was 20 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 % in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Barbados ranks 190th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.