Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0349 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.0349 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 2.05 ha per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Barbados 120th out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8837 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8326 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8744 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6605 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6977 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9302 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1969 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9302 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6977 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5814 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4651 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3488 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2674 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2233 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.193 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2186 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2442 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2279 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2163 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2791 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1047 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0907 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0349 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0349 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9995 ha per square kilometre | 0.6605 ha per square kilometre | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.3488 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2277 ha per square kilometre | 0.193 ha per square kilometre | 0.2674 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.2791 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 117 Montenegro 0.0474 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Yemen 0.0466 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Congo 0.0381 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Armenia 0.0297 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Mauritania 0.0252 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Niger 0.0242 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0349 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.