Share of land area that is protected in Barbados
Barbados: Share of land area that is protected was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Barbados is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Barbados peaked at 1.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Barbados 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +1200.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 5% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
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 share of land area that is protected in Barbados?
- Share of land area that is protected in Barbados was 1.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Barbados ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.