Barbados vs United States Virgin Islands: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Barbados
-20.0%
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
-17.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
219th
United States Virgin Islands rank
216th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Barbados
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports -17.5% against -20.0% in Barbados, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Barbados ranks 219th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 216th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -11.3% | 11.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -33.6% | 33.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | -12.2% | -39.1% | 27.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | -29.5% | -25.4% | 4.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | -26.2% | -17.5% | 8.7% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Barbados or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at -17.5% against -20.0% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?
- 2.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Barbados ranks 219th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 216th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.