Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados
Barbados: Terrestrial protected areas was 1.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 2015
All-time low
0.1
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Barbados is 1.1, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas 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.
Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 0.9571 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 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 terrestrial protected areas in Barbados?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados was 1.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Barbados ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).