Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados: Land area in hectares
Antigua and Barbuda
44,000 hectares
in 2023
Barbados
43,000 hectares
in 2023
Antigua and Barbuda rank
199th
Barbados rank
200th
Land area in hectares over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 44,000 hectares against 43,000 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 1,000 hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 199th and Barbados ranks 200th of 233 countries.
Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1970s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1980s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2020s | 44,000 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Antigua and Barbuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 44,000 hectares against 43,000 hectares in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
- 1,000 hectares, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 199th and Barbados ranks 200th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.