Agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.0354 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0354 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0815 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0354 hectares per person, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 192nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0815 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0808 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.08 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0792 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0776 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0769 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0764 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0762 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0762 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0763 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0761 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0759 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0758 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0756 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0756 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0755 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0755 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0756 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0755 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0753 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0751 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0748 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0745 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0743 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.074 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0738 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0737 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0736 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0735 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0733 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.073 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0728 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0726 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0725 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0724 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0724 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0724 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0686 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0687 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0686 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.064 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0599 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0595 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0593 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.059 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0587 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0584 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0545 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0469 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.045 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0431 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0357 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0356 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0354 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0785 hectares per person | 0.0762 hectares per person | 0.0815 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0758 hectares per person | 0.0755 hectares per person | 0.0763 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0745 hectares per person | 0.0736 hectares per person | 0.0755 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0723 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | 0.0735 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.062 hectares per person | 0.0584 hectares per person | 0.0687 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0422 hectares per person | 0.0356 hectares per person | 0.0545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 hectares per person | 0.0354 hectares per person | 0.0355 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 189 Japan 0.037 hectares per person compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 0.037 hectares per person compare
- 191 Egypt 0.0354 hectares per person compare
- 193 Nauru 0.0337 hectares per person compare
- 194 Bahamas 0.0325 hectares per person compare
- 195 United States Virgin Islands 0.0315 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Barbados was 0.0354 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0815 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0354 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.