Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 2.05 hectares per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Barbados 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8837 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8326 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8744 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6605 hectares per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6977 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9302 hectares per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 1 hectares per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.42 hectares per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1969 | 1.7 hectares per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 1.53 hectares per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 1.4 hectares per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.77 hectares per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 1.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 1.91 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.91 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.95 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.63 hectares per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4 hectares per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 hectares per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9302 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6977 hectares per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5814 hectares per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4651 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3488 hectares per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2674 hectares per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2233 hectares per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.193 hectares per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2326 hectares per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2186 hectares per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2326 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2442 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2279 hectares per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2163 hectares per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2093 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2326 hectares per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2791 hectares per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0698 hectares per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1047 hectares per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0814 hectares per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0605 hectares per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0907 hectares per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0698 hectares per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 hectares per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0419 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre | -16.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 hectares per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.15 hectares per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +100.0% | 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0698 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9995 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6605 hectares per square kilometre | 1.7 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 hectares per square kilometre | 1.4 hectares per square kilometre | 1.78 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 hectares per square kilometre | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3488 hectares per square kilometre | 2 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre | 0.193 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2674 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1372 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2791 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0698 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 167 Mauritius 0.0646 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0614 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 0.0517 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 171 Iceland 0.0313 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 172 Oman 0.025 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 173 New Caledonia 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 hectares per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.