Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Barbados
2.17
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
1.74
in 2023
Barbados rank
8th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
10th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Barbados
  • Trinidad and Tobago
11.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2.17 against 1.74 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.43.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Barbados ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9256 1.01 0.0878 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 1.31 1.26 0.0455 Barbados
1980s 1.64 1.28 0.3616 Barbados
1990s 2.22 1.14 1.08 Barbados
2000s 2.25 1.17 1.08 Barbados
2010s 2.4 1.72 0.6839 Barbados
2020s 2.27 1.65 0.6131 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?
Barbados, at 2.17 against 1.74 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.43, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Barbados ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).