Bahamas vs Barbados: Arable land

Bahamas
8,000 hectares
in 2023
Barbados
7,000 hectares
in 2023
Bahamas rank
170th
Barbados rank
173rd

Arable land over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 8,000 hectares against 7,000 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 1,000 hectares.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 170th and Barbados ranks 173rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1960s 7,000 hectares 16,000 hectares 9,000 hectares Barbados
1970s 7,000 hectares 16,000 hectares 9,000 hectares Barbados
1980s 7,000 hectares 16,000 hectares 9,000 hectares Barbados
1990s 6,400 hectares 15,900 hectares 9,500 hectares Barbados
2000s 7,000 hectares 13,600 hectares 6,600 hectares Barbados
2010s 7,900 hectares 8,750 hectares 850 hectares Barbados
2020s 8,000 hectares 7,000 hectares 1,000 hectares Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 8,000 hectares against 7,000 hectares in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bahamas and Barbados?
1,000 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for arable land?
Bahamas ranks 170th and Barbados ranks 173rd 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.