Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados
Barbados: Terrestrial protected areas was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Barbados stood at 1.1%.
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.
Barbados ranks 204th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | % of total land area | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More climate change data for Barbados
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 65.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2456 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.4396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0157 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Barbados?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Barbados was 1.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- 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 Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.