Agricultural land in Barbados
Agricultural land made up 23.2% of the land area of Barbados in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Barbados, 2024
23.2%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
138th of 208
Agricultural land in Barbados over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.2% | – |
| 2023 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 23.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 27.9%, the figure has changed by −4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Barbados has the 138th highest value.
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Forest area
14.6%
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Cereal yield
2,793 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Pesticide use
8.55e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
14.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
1.6%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
723 tonnes
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