Land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0015 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados is 0.0015 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0018 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Barbados 203rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Barbados was 0.0015 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 203rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land 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.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land 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.