Barbados vs Maldives: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Barbados
87,000 tonnes
in 2023
Maldives
100,000 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
167th
Maldives rank
164th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 100,000 tonnes against 87,000 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 13,000 tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 164th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,000 tonnes | 9,556 tonnes | 21,444 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 41,700 tonnes | 15,800 tonnes | 25,900 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 65,000 tonnes | 28,200 tonnes | 36,800 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 75,700 tonnes | 33,400 tonnes | 42,300 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 77,000 tonnes | 47,300 tonnes | 29,700 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 81,400 tonnes | 81,000 tonnes | 400 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 81,250 tonnes | 103,750 tonnes | 22,500 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 100,000 tonnes against 87,000 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Barbados and Maldives?
- 13,000 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Barbados ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 164th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.