Arable land in Barbados
Barbados: Arable land was 0.0248 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Barbados stood at 0.0248 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Barbados peaked at 0.0686 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 hectares per person, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0661 hectares per person | 0.0641 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0638 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 0.0642 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 hectares per person | 0.062 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0571 hectares per person | 0.0619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0508 hectares per person | 0.0474 hectares per person | 0.0572 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0436 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 164 Egypt 0.0271 hectares per person compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 0.0257 hectares per person compare
- 166 Grenada 0.0256 hectares per person compare
- 168 Lebanon 0.0232 hectares per person compare
- 169 Malaysia 0.0223 hectares per person compare
- 170 American Samoa 0.0217 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 40.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 113,898 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 118.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.1 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Barbados?
- Arable land in Barbados was 0.0248 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for arable land?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.