Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0071 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados is 0.0071 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0086 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 hectares per person, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 179th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0086 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0085 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0083 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0081 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.008 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.008 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.008 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.008 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.008 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0079 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0079 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0071 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 7% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0071 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1216 hectares per person, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 hectares per person | 0.0079 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 hectares per person | 0.0077 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0077 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 hectares per person | 0.0073 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person | 0.0073 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Barbados was 0.0071 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.