Land area in hectares, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.1523 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1523 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita 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, land area in hectares, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.1844 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1523 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Barbados 203rd out of 215 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.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1844 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1828 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.181 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1792 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1774 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1755 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.174 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.173 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1724 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1724 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1726 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1722 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1718 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1715 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1712 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.171 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1709 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1709 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1711 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.171 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1699 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1693 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1687 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1681 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1676 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1671 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1668 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1666 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1663 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1652 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1647 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1644 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1641 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1639 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1639 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1638 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1638 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1641 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1639 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1628 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1618 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1609 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.16 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1593 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1585 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1577 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1569 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1562 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1557 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1553 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1549 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1545 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1541 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1529 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1526 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1524 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1523 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1523 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1523 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 22% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1523 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.971 hectares per person, 16% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1778 hectares per person | 0.1724 hectares per person | 0.1844 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1716 hectares per person | 0.1709 hectares per person | 0.1726 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1685 hectares per person | 0.1666 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1646 hectares per person | 0.1638 hectares per person | 0.1663 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1606 hectares per person | 0.1569 hectares per person | 0.1641 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1544 hectares per person | 0.1529 hectares per person | 0.1562 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1524 hectares per person | 0.1523 hectares per person | 0.1526 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Barbados?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Barbados was 0.1523 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1844 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1523 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares 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)
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.