What is land area in Barbados?

Land area in Barbados was 430 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 430 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 430 sq. km in 1961.

How does Barbados rank for land area?

Barbados ranks 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Barbados

Name: Land area in Barbados
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: Land area was 430 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

430 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

194th

of 216 countries

All-time high

430 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

430 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Barbados, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Barbados stood at 430 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Barbados peaked at 430 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 430 sq. km, in 1961.

Barbados ranks 194th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	9
1970s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	10
1980s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	10
1990s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	10
2000s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	10
2010s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	10
2020s	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	430 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Barbados

192 Curacao 444 sq. km compare
193 Antigua and Barbuda 440 sq. km compare
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 sq. km compare
196 United States Virgin Islands 350 sq. km compare
197 Grenada 340 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Barbados?: Land area in Barbados was 430 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 430 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 430 sq. km in 1961.
How does Barbados rank for land area?: Barbados ranks 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.