Barbados's forest cover was 14.7 % in 1994 and 14.7 % in 2023.
Barbados · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Barbados's forest area was 63 km in 1994 and 63 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
204th of 213 · 41st in Latin America
Barbados's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.1 % in 2013 to 1.1 % in 2025.
Barbados's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 44.2 % in 1994 to 23.3 % in 2023.
Barbados's arable land (% of land area) fell from 37.2 % in 1994 to 16.3 % in 2023.
Air
Barbados's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 12.2 in 1994 to 10.9 in 2023.
Water
Barbados's water stress fell from 95.6 % in 1993 to 87.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
162nd of 181 · 34th in Latin America
Barbados's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 306.5 in 1993 to 283.4 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Barbados.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data