Barbados vs Saint Helena: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Barbados
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 43,000 hectares against 39,000 hectares in Saint Helena, a difference of 4,000 hectares.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 203rd and Saint Helena ranks 204th of 238 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 1970s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 1980s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 1990s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 2000s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 2010s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
| 2020s | 43,000 hectares | 39,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Barbados or Saint Helena?
- Barbados, at 43,000 hectares against 39,000 hectares in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Barbados and Saint Helena?
- 4,000 hectares, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Helena?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Saint Helena rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Barbados ranks 203rd and Saint Helena ranks 204th of 238 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.