Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Barbados or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 9,700 hectares against 8,000 hectares in Barbados as of 2025.

What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Barbados and New Caledonia?

1,700 hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs New Caledonia: Cropland extent over the long-term

Barbados

8,000 hectares

in 2025

New Caledonia

9,700 hectares

in 2025

Barbados rank

176th

New Caledonia rank

173rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Barbados
New Caledonia

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Barbados ranks 176th and New Caledonia ranks 173rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	8,869 hectares	8,869 hectares	New Caledonia
1100s	0 hectares	9,501 hectares	9,501 hectares	New Caledonia
1200s	0 hectares	10,132 hectares	10,132 hectares	New Caledonia
1300s	0 hectares	10,744 hectares	10,744 hectares	New Caledonia
1400s	0 hectares	11,306 hectares	11,306 hectares	New Caledonia
1500s	562.26 hectares	11,771 hectares	11,209 hectares	New Caledonia
1600s	2,125 hectares	12,063 hectares	9,938 hectares	New Caledonia
1700s	7,939 hectares	12,043 hectares	4,104 hectares	New Caledonia
1710s	7,878 hectares	12,515 hectares	4,637 hectares	New Caledonia
1720s	7,816 hectares	12,998 hectares	5,182 hectares	New Caledonia
1730s	7,754 hectares	13,493 hectares	5,740 hectares	New Caledonia
1740s	7,690 hectares	13,998 hectares	6,308 hectares	New Caledonia
1750s	7,625 hectares	14,513 hectares	6,887 hectares	New Caledonia
1760s	7,559 hectares	15,035 hectares	7,475 hectares	New Caledonia
1770s	7,492 hectares	15,564 hectares	8,071 hectares	New Caledonia
1780s	7,424 hectares	16,096 hectares	8,672 hectares	New Caledonia
1790s	7,355 hectares	16,631 hectares	9,277 hectares	New Caledonia
1800s	7,284 hectares	17,165 hectares	9,881 hectares	New Caledonia
1810s	8,293 hectares	17,694 hectares	9,401 hectares	New Caledonia
1820s	9,279 hectares	18,264 hectares	8,985 hectares	New Caledonia
1830s	10,241 hectares	18,822 hectares	8,582 hectares	New Caledonia
1840s	11,177 hectares	19,362 hectares	8,185 hectares	New Caledonia
1850s	12,087 hectares	19,873 hectares	7,786 hectares	New Caledonia
1860s	12,629 hectares	20,346 hectares	7,717 hectares	New Caledonia
1870s	13,151 hectares	20,352 hectares	7,201 hectares	New Caledonia
1880s	13,652 hectares	20,280 hectares	6,628 hectares	New Caledonia
1890s	14,131 hectares	20,114 hectares	5,982 hectares	New Caledonia
1900s	14,588 hectares	19,827 hectares	5,239 hectares	New Caledonia
1910s	14,862 hectares	19,385 hectares	4,523 hectares	New Caledonia
1920s	15,115 hectares	18,575 hectares	3,460 hectares	New Caledonia
1930s	15,346 hectares	17,489 hectares	2,143 hectares	New Caledonia
1940s	15,556 hectares	15,983 hectares	427.8 hectares	New Caledonia
1950s	16,647 hectares	12,519 hectares	4,128 hectares	Barbados
1960s	17,000 hectares	11,800 hectares	5,200 hectares	Barbados
1970s	17,000 hectares	14,200 hectares	2,800 hectares	Barbados
1980s	17,000 hectares	16,100 hectares	900 hectares	Barbados
1990s	16,900 hectares	13,400 hectares	3,500 hectares	Barbados
2000s	14,600 hectares	10,680 hectares	3,920 hectares	Barbados
2010s	9,750 hectares	9,859 hectares	109.4 hectares	New Caledonia
2020s	8,000 hectares	9,700 hectares	1,700 hectares	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Barbados or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 9,700 hectares against 8,000 hectares in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Barbados and New Caledonia?: 1,700 hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Barbados ranks 176th and New Caledonia ranks 173rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.