What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.0736 hectares per person in 1960.

What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2025.

How does Barbados rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?

Barbados ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados

Name: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Barbados: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0283 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

169th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.0736 hectares per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.0283 hectares per person

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.0283 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0736 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 hectares per person, in 2025.

That places Barbados 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1960	0.0736 hectares per person	—
1961	0.0729 hectares per person	-1.0%
1962	0.0723 hectares per person	-0.9%
1963	0.0716 hectares per person	-1.0%
1964	0.0708 hectares per person	-1.0%
1965	0.0701 hectares per person	-1.0%
1966	0.0694 hectares per person	-1.1%
1967	0.0688 hectares per person	-0.8%
1968	0.0684 hectares per person	-0.6%
1969	0.0682 hectares per person	-0.4%
1970	0.0682 hectares per person	+0.0%
1971	0.0682 hectares per person	+0.1%
1972	0.0681 hectares per person	-0.2%
1973	0.0679 hectares per person	-0.3%
1974	0.0678 hectares per person	-0.2%
1975	0.0677 hectares per person	-0.2%
1976	0.0676 hectares per person	-0.1%
1977	0.0676 hectares per person	-0.1%
1978	0.0676 hectares per person	+0.0%
1979	0.0677 hectares per person	+0.1%
1980	0.0676 hectares per person	-0.1%
1981	0.0674 hectares per person	-0.3%
1982	0.0672 hectares per person	-0.3%
1983	0.0669 hectares per person	-0.4%
1984	0.0667 hectares per person	-0.4%
1985	0.0665 hectares per person	-0.4%
1986	0.0662 hectares per person	-0.3%
1987	0.0661 hectares per person	-0.3%
1988	0.066 hectares per person	-0.2%
1989	0.0659 hectares per person	-0.1%
1990	0.0657 hectares per person	-0.2%
1991	0.0655 hectares per person	-0.3%
1992	0.0653 hectares per person	-0.3%
1993	0.0651 hectares per person	-0.3%
1994	0.065 hectares per person	-0.2%
1995	0.0649 hectares per person	-0.2%
1996	0.0648 hectares per person	-0.1%
1997	0.0648 hectares per person	-0.0%
1998	0.0648 hectares per person	-0.0%
1999	0.0609 hectares per person	-5.9%
2000	0.0611 hectares per person	+0.2%
2001	0.061 hectares per person	-0.1%
2002	0.0568 hectares per person	-6.9%
2003	0.0564 hectares per person	-0.6%
2004	0.0524 hectares per person	-7.2%
2005	0.0521 hectares per person	-0.5%
2006	0.0519 hectares per person	-0.5%
2007	0.0516 hectares per person	-0.5%
2008	0.0513 hectares per person	-0.5%
2009	0.0511 hectares per person	-0.5%
2010	0.0472 hectares per person	-7.5%
2011	0.0435 hectares per person	-8.0%
2012	0.0397 hectares per person	-8.6%
2013	0.0378 hectares per person	-4.8%
2014	0.0359 hectares per person	-5.0%
2015	0.0323 hectares per person	-10.2%
2016	0.0286 hectares per person	-11.3%
2017	0.0286 hectares per person	-0.2%
2018	0.0285 hectares per person	-0.2%
2019	0.0284 hectares per person	-0.2%
2020	0.0284 hectares per person	-0.2%
2021	0.0284 hectares per person	-0.2%
2022	0.0283 hectares per person	-0.1%
2023	0.0283 hectares per person	-0.0%
2024	0.0283 hectares per person	-0.0%
2025	0.0283 hectares per person	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0706 hectares per person	0.0682 hectares per person	0.0736 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.0678 hectares per person	0.0676 hectares per person	0.0682 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0666 hectares per person	0.0659 hectares per person	0.0676 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0647 hectares per person	0.0609 hectares per person	0.0657 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0546 hectares per person	0.0511 hectares per person	0.0611 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0351 hectares per person	0.0284 hectares per person	0.0472 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0283 hectares per person	0.0283 hectares per person	0.0284 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

166 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0344 hectares per person compare
167 New Caledonia 0.0328 hectares per person compare
168 South Korea 0.0286 hectares per person compare
170 Bahamas 0.0273 hectares per person compare
171 Jordan 0.0263 hectares per person compare
172 Brunei 0.0214 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Barbados

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0354 hectares per person (2025)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados?: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Barbados was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.0736 hectares per person in 1960.
What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2025.
How does Barbados rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Barbados ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total

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Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.