Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Barbados
10,000 hectares
in 2025
Saint Lucia
9,940 hectares
in 2025
Barbados rank
179th
Saint Lucia rank
180th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 10,000 hectares against 9,940 hectares in Saint Lucia, a difference of 60 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Barbados ranks 179th and Saint Lucia ranks 180th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 19 and Saint Lucia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | 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 | 562.26 hectares | 4,231 hectares | 3,669 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1600s | 2,420 hectares | 5,700 hectares | 3,281 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1700s | 9,094 hectares | 5,961 hectares | 3,133 hectares | Barbados |
| 1710s | 9,011 hectares | 6,394 hectares | 2,617 hectares | Barbados |
| 1720s | 8,927 hectares | 6,858 hectares | 2,069 hectares | Barbados |
| 1730s | 8,843 hectares | 7,355 hectares | 1,488 hectares | Barbados |
| 1740s | 8,758 hectares | 7,891 hectares | 866.94 hectares | Barbados |
| 1750s | 8,672 hectares | 8,463 hectares | 208.87 hectares | Barbados |
| 1760s | 8,586 hectares | 9,077 hectares | 491.04 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1770s | 8,499 hectares | 9,734 hectares | 1,236 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1780s | 8,411 hectares | 10,439 hectares | 2,028 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1790s | 8,322 hectares | 11,194 hectares | 2,872 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1800s | 8,232 hectares | 12,003 hectares | 3,771 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1810s | 9,362 hectares | 12,860 hectares | 3,497 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1820s | 10,464 hectares | 13,168 hectares | 2,705 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1830s | 11,536 hectares | 13,484 hectares | 1,948 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1840s | 12,578 hectares | 13,806 hectares | 1,227 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1850s | 13,590 hectares | 14,134 hectares | 543.9 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 14,186 hectares | 14,468 hectares | 281.9 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 14,760 hectares | 14,823 hectares | 63.1 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 15,311 hectares | 15,188 hectares | 122.6 hectares | Barbados |
| 1890s | 15,837 hectares | 15,566 hectares | 271.4 hectares | Barbados |
| 1900s | 16,338 hectares | 15,944 hectares | 394.4 hectares | Barbados |
| 1910s | 16,634 hectares | 16,329 hectares | 305.7 hectares | Barbados |
| 1920s | 16,909 hectares | 16,197 hectares | 711.8 hectares | Barbados |
| 1930s | 17,160 hectares | 16,064 hectares | 1,097 hectares | Barbados |
| 1940s | 17,388 hectares | 15,929 hectares | 1,459 hectares | Barbados |
| 1950s | 18,587 hectares | 16,202 hectares | 2,386 hectares | Barbados |
| 1960s | 19,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 1970s | 19,000 hectares | 19,910 hectares | 909.75 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 19,000 hectares | 21,100 hectares | 2,100 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 18,900 hectares | 18,290 hectares | 610.08 hectares | Barbados |
| 2000s | 16,600 hectares | 11,551 hectares | 5,049 hectares | Barbados |
| 2010s | 11,750 hectares | 9,940 hectares | 1,810 hectares | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10,000 hectares | 9,940 hectares | 60 hectares | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Barbados, at 10,000 hectares against 9,940 hectares in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 60 hectares, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Barbados ranks 179th and Saint Lucia ranks 180th 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.