What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel between Barbados and French Polynesia?

5,000 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Barbados

36,000 tonnes

in 2023

French Polynesia

41,000 tonnes

in 2023

Barbados rank

173rd

French Polynesia rank

172nd

French Polynesia currently reports 41,000 tonnes against 36,000 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 5,000 tonnes.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 173rd and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 2.

Decade	Barbados	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24,889 tonnes	12,222 tonnes	12,667 tonnes	Barbados
1970s	25,200 tonnes	16,300 tonnes	8,900 tonnes	Barbados
1980s	25,700 tonnes	20,800 tonnes	4,900 tonnes	Barbados
1990s	26,500 tonnes	24,100 tonnes	2,400 tonnes	Barbados
2000s	26,300 tonnes	25,700 tonnes	600 tonnes	Barbados
2010s	31,300 tonnes	42,100 tonnes	10,800 tonnes	French Polynesia
2020s	34,000 tonnes	42,750 tonnes	8,750 tonnes	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel, Barbados or French Polynesia?: French Polynesia, at 41,000 tonnes against 36,000 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel between Barbados and French Polynesia?: 5,000 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and French Polynesia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?: Barbados ranks 173rd and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.