Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6581 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.6581 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 1.42 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.4535 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Barbados 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.514 ha per square kilometre | -59.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5186 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5163 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4884 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5721 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4535 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.514 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5163 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4767 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5349 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5512 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5884 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6302 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6628 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6372 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6372 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5767 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5581 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4884 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5326 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5558 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4837 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4791 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.493 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7047 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.707 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.593 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.614 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6419 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6581 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6581 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.34 ha per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6581 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 ha per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -59.1% | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 0.514 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +42.9% | 0.493 ha per square kilometre | 0.7047 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5828 ha per square kilometre | 0.4535 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5753 ha per square kilometre | 0.5 ha per square kilometre | 0.6628 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5579 ha per square kilometre | 0.4791 ha per square kilometre | 0.707 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6267 ha per square kilometre | 0.593 ha per square kilometre | 0.6581 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 105 Nicaragua 0.7574 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Eritrea 0.7373 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Central African Republic 0.7313 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Jordan 0.6518 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ecuador 0.6346 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6329 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.6581 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4535 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Barbados rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.