Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados
Barbados: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 4.65 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4.65 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados peaked at 4.65 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.65 percent, in 1961.
That places Barbados 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4.65 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Barbados was 4.65 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 percent in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Barbados ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).