Environment in Barbados

1,896 indicators covering environment for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 26.31 % 2023 down 44.0% 160th
Arable land use per person 0.0248 hectares per person 2023 down 27.5% 167th
Forest area 6,300 hectares 2025 unchanged 199th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 1.0% 199th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.3666 2023 up 14.6% 98th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 92.0% 159th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0023 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 92.3% 102nd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 93.5% 91st
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 88.9% 145th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 67.6% 158th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 65.3% 155th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 94.0% 152nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.1% 156th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.7% 154th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.0% 154th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.7% 155th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.1% 5th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -28.77 % change on previous year 2024 down 128.0% 157th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.4% 140th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.4% 136th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 down 99.4% 94th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 95.6% 103rd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.9953 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 85.7% 11th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 1.19 t per square kilometre 2023 down 84.9% 10th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 139th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 127.7% 151st
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -80.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,158.1% 173rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -31.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 11.8% 168th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0161 m3 per person 2024 down 8.3% 146th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0161 m3 per person 2024 down 8.3% 148th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0373 m3 per person 2024 down 4.5% 139th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0373 m3 per person 2024 down 4.5% 142nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.0% 85th
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1 t 2024 unchanged 175th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 33.3% 175th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 143rd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 140th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.0% 102nd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 91.5% 115th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Recovered paper — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 up 200.0% 182nd
Annual change in forest area 0 hectares 2025 85th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% 2025 85th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2025 84th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares 2025 85th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 3 m3 2024 down 85.0% 160th
Fibreboard — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 90.0% 163rd
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 107th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year 2024 78th
Forest land — Area 6.3 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 221st
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 6.3 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 219th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 24.12 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 25.4% 5th