Which has higher cropland area, Barbados or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 9,700 against 8,000 in Barbados as of 2023.

What is the difference in cropland area between Barbados and New Caledonia?

1,700, with New Caledonia ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados

8,000

in 2023

New Caledonia

9,700

in 2023

Barbados rank

183rd

New Caledonia rank

181st

New Caledonia currently reports 9,700 against 8,000 in Barbados, a difference of 1,700.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 183rd and New Caledonia ranks 181st of 219 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and New Caledonia in 2.

Decade	Barbados	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17,000	11,889	5,111	Barbados
1970s	17,000	14,200	2,800	Barbados
1980s	17,000	16,100	900	Barbados
1990s	16,900	13,400	3,500	Barbados
2000s	14,600	10,680	3,920	Barbados
2010s	9,750	9,859	109.4	New Caledonia
2020s	8,000	9,700	1,700	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Barbados or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 9,700 against 8,000 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Barbados and New Caledonia?: 1,700, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for cropland area?: Barbados ranks 183rd and New Caledonia ranks 181st of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.