FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0283 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0729 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Barbados 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0729 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0723 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0716 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0708 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0701 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0694 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0688 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0684 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0682 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0682 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0682 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0681 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0679 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0678 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0677 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0676 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0677 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0674 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0672 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0669 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0667 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0665 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0662 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0661 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.066 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0659 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0657 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0655 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0653 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0651 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.065 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0649 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0648 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0648 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0648 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0609 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0611 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.061 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0568 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0564 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0524 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0521 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0519 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0516 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0513 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0511 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0435 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0397 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0378 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0359 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0284 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0284 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0283 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 30% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0283 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1121 hectares per person, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0703 hectares per person | 0.0682 hectares per person | 0.0729 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0678 hectares per person | 0.0676 hectares per person | 0.0682 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0659 hectares per person | 0.0676 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0647 hectares per person | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0657 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0546 hectares per person | 0.0511 hectares per person | 0.0611 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0351 hectares per person | 0.0284 hectares per person | 0.0472 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0284 hectares per person | 0.0283 hectares per person | 0.0284 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Barbados?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Barbados was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0729 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land 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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.