GOAL 15: Life on Land in Barbados
Barbados: GOAL 15: Life on Land was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
GOAL 15: Life on Land in Barbados, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.5 5 year moving average for goal 15: life on land in 2023.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 15: life on land in Barbados peaked at 0.857 5 year moving average in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4 5 year moving average, in 2004.
That places Barbados 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 15: Life on Land in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +66.6% |
| 2007 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.75 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.556 5 year moving average | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.556 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.556 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.582 5 year moving average | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -14.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GOAL 15: Life on Land in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +66.6% | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.833 5 year moving average |
| 2015 | -33.3% | 0.75 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7053 5 year moving average | 0.4 5 year moving average | 0.833 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6739 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.857 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5935 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 186 American Samoa 0.5 5 year moving average compare
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- 186 French Polynesia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Gibraltar 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Greenland 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Hong Kong 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Isle of Man 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Malta 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 New Caledonia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Puerto Rico 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Singapore 0.5 5 year moving average compare
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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 goal 15: life on land in Barbados?
- Goal 15: life on land in Barbados was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 15: life on land recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 5 year moving average in 2010.
- What is the lowest goal 15: life on land recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for goal 15: life on land?
- Barbados ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 15: life on land rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database