Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0015 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Barbados is 0.0015 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0018 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 203rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0015 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 22% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0015 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0097 sq. km per person, 16% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km 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 square kilometers, per capita in Barbados?
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Barbados was 0.0015 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in square kilometers, 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 square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in square kilometers 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 square kilometers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.