Mountain green cover area in Barbados
Barbados: Mountain green cover area was 1.6 kmsq in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.6 kmsq
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.6 kmsq
in 2010
All-time low
1.3 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain green cover area in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.6 kmsq for mountain green cover area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Barbados peaked at 1.6 kmsq in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Barbados 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mountain green cover area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 kmsq | — |
| 2005 | 1.5 kmsq | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 kmsq | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 kmsq | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.6 kmsq is below the median for high income countries, which is 168.2 kmsq, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.6 kmsq is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 459.6 kmsq, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 kmsq | 1.3 kmsq | 1.5 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6 kmsq | 1.6 kmsq | 1.6 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.6 kmsq | 1.6 kmsq | 1.6 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 168 United States Virgin Islands 2 kmsq compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.8 kmsq compare
- 171 Luxembourg 1 kmsq compare
- 172 Suriname 0.8 kmsq compare
- 173 Senegal 0.6 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover area in Barbados?
- Mountain green cover area in Barbados was 1.6 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kmsq in 2010.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for mountain green cover area?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain green cover area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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