Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Barbados
Barbados: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 1.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
224th
of 240 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2000
All-time low
1.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Barbados, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.8% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Barbados peaked at 1.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 224th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 3% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 221 Vanuatu 4.3% compare
- 222 Turkey 2.6% compare
- 223 Guam 2.4% compare
- 225 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.7% compare
- 226 Djibouti 0.8% compare
- 227 Bahrain 0.0%
- 227 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0%
- 227 Eritrea 0.0%
- 227 Libya 0.0%
- 227 Macao 0.0%
- 227 Maldives 0.0%
- 227 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 227 Nauru 0.0%
- 227 North Korea 0.0%
- 227 Somalia 0.0%
- 227 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.0%
- 227 Syria 0.0%
- 227 Tokelau 0.0%
- 227 Wallis and Futuna 0.0%
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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Barbados?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Barbados was 1.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Barbados ranks 224th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).