Forest area in Barbados
Barbados: Forest area was 14.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14.7% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Barbados peaked at 14.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 143rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 140 San Marino 16.7% compare
- 141 Denmark 15.8% compare
- 142 Ethiopia 14.9% compare
- 144 Bangladesh 14.5% compare
- 145 Lebanon 14.2% compare
- 146 Azerbaijan 14.1% 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 forest area in Barbados?
- Forest area in Barbados was 14.7% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for forest area?
- Barbados ranks 143rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.