What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Barbados?

Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Barbados was 1.34 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 1.47 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 1.34 1000 ha in 2022.

How does Barbados rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Barbados ranks 197th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Barbados

Name: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Barbados
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Barbados: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 1.34 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

1.34 1000 ha

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

197th

of 241 countries

All-time high

1.47 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

1.34 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

1992–2022

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Barbados, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Barbados is 1.34 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Barbados peaked at 1.47 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.34 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Barbados 197th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.46 1000 ha	1.44 1000 ha	1.47 1000 ha	8
2000s	1.42 1000 ha	1.4 1000 ha	1.44 1000 ha	10
2010s	1.38 1000 ha	1.37 1000 ha	1.4 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.36 1000 ha	1.34 1000 ha	1.37 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Barbados

194 Tonga 2.71 1000 ha compare
195 Palau 2.28 1000 ha compare
196 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1.37 1000 ha compare
198 Singapore 1.12 1000 ha compare
199 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 1000 ha compare
200 Antigua and Barbuda 0.96 1000 ha compare
200 Saint Lucia 0.96 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Barbados

Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 292 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 27 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 86 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 54 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3,704 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 864 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Barbados?: Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Barbados was 1.34 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 1.47 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 1.34 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Barbados rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Barbados ranks 197th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.