Bahamas vs Barbados: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bahamas
13,000 hectares
in 2025
Barbados
10,000 hectares
in 2025
Bahamas rank
177th
Barbados rank
179th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 13,000 hectares against 10,000 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 3,000 hectares.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 177th and Barbados ranks 179th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 79.33 hectares | 562.26 hectares | 482.93 hectares | Barbados |
| 1600s | 602.34 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 1,817 hectares | Barbados |
| 1700s | 938.44 hectares | 9,094 hectares | 8,156 hectares | Barbados |
| 1710s | 1,061 hectares | 9,011 hectares | 7,950 hectares | Barbados |
| 1720s | 1,199 hectares | 8,927 hectares | 7,728 hectares | Barbados |
| 1730s | 1,354 hectares | 8,843 hectares | 7,489 hectares | Barbados |
| 1740s | 1,528 hectares | 8,758 hectares | 7,230 hectares | Barbados |
| 1750s | 1,722 hectares | 8,672 hectares | 6,950 hectares | Barbados |
| 1760s | 1,941 hectares | 8,586 hectares | 6,645 hectares | Barbados |
| 1770s | 2,185 hectares | 8,499 hectares | 6,313 hectares | Barbados |
| 1780s | 2,459 hectares | 8,411 hectares | 5,952 hectares | Barbados |
| 1790s | 2,765 hectares | 8,322 hectares | 5,557 hectares | Barbados |
| 1800s | 3,108 hectares | 8,232 hectares | 5,124 hectares | Barbados |
| 1810s | 3,491 hectares | 9,362 hectares | 5,871 hectares | Barbados |
| 1820s | 3,689 hectares | 10,464 hectares | 6,775 hectares | Barbados |
| 1830s | 3,896 hectares | 11,536 hectares | 7,640 hectares | Barbados |
| 1840s | 3,850 hectares | 12,578 hectares | 8,728 hectares | Barbados |
| 1850s | 3,769 hectares | 13,590 hectares | 9,820 hectares | Barbados |
| 1860s | 3,679 hectares | 14,186 hectares | 10,508 hectares | Barbados |
| 1870s | 3,957 hectares | 14,760 hectares | 10,803 hectares | Barbados |
| 1880s | 4,240 hectares | 15,311 hectares | 11,070 hectares | Barbados |
| 1890s | 4,523 hectares | 15,837 hectares | 11,314 hectares | Barbados |
| 1900s | 4,801 hectares | 16,338 hectares | 11,538 hectares | Barbados |
| 1910s | 5,065 hectares | 16,634 hectares | 11,569 hectares | Barbados |
| 1920s | 5,804 hectares | 16,909 hectares | 11,104 hectares | Barbados |
| 1930s | 6,597 hectares | 17,160 hectares | 10,563 hectares | Barbados |
| 1940s | 7,423 hectares | 17,388 hectares | 9,965 hectares | Barbados |
| 1950s | 8,732 hectares | 18,587 hectares | 9,856 hectares | Barbados |
| 1960s | 10,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 1970s | 10,400 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 8,600 hectares | Barbados |
| 1980s | 11,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 1990s | 10,399 hectares | 18,900 hectares | 8,501 hectares | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11,000 hectares | 16,600 hectares | 5,600 hectares | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12,900 hectares | 11,750 hectares | 1,150 hectares | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 13,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 13,000 hectares against 10,000 hectares in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 3,000 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bahamas ranks 177th and Barbados ranks 179th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.