Barbados vs British Virgin Islands: Arable land

Barbados
0.0248 hectares per person
in 2023
British Virgin Islands
0.0257 hectares per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
167th
British Virgin Islands rank
165th

Arable land over time

  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0257 hectares per person against 0.0248 hectares per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

Barbados ranks 167th and British Virgin Islands ranks 165th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and British Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0661 hectares per person 0.1685 hectares per person 0.1023 hectares per person British Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0638 hectares per person 0.1905 hectares per person 0.1267 hectares per person British Virgin Islands
1980s 0.0627 hectares per person 0.214 hectares per person 0.1513 hectares per person British Virgin Islands
1990s 0.0609 hectares per person 0.1087 hectares per person 0.0478 hectares per person British Virgin Islands
2000s 0.0508 hectares per person 0.043 hectares per person 0.0078 hectares per person Barbados
2010s 0.0315 hectares per person 0.0311 hectares per person 0.0003 hectares per person Barbados
2020s 0.0248 hectares per person 0.0263 hectares per person 0.0015 hectares per person British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Barbados or British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.0257 hectares per person against 0.0248 hectares per person in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Barbados and British Virgin Islands?
0.0009 hectares per person, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and British Virgin Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and British Virgin Islands rank globally for arable land?
Barbados ranks 167th and British Virgin Islands ranks 165th of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.