Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0002 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0002 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Barbados 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0002 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 11% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0002 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0283 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.