Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.1861 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1861 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1861 units per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0835 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.1861 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.1861 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0835 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Barbados ranks 5th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0879 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1004 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1017 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1015 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0954 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0954 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.111 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.115 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.119 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1232 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1521 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1622 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1656 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.169 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1723 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1757 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.18 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1861 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1861 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 units per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1861 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0086 units per square kilometre, 21.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0955 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.1017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1605 units per square kilometre | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | 0.1757 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1799 units per square kilometre | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | 0.1861 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 2 Puerto Rico 0.321 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong 0.2902 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 American Samoa 0.2068 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Aruba 0.1725 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Belgium 0.1699 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 East Timor 0.1633 units per square kilometre compare
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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.1861 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1861 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0835 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.