Bahamas vs Barbados: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Bahamas
1.07 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Barbados
880.33 million kilocalories per day
in 2023
Bahamas rank
170th
Barbados rank
172nd
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.07 billion kilocalories per day against 880.33 million kilocalories per day in Barbados, a difference of 187.15 million kilocalories per day.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 170th and Barbados ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 347.39 million kilocalories per day | 620.46 million kilocalories per day | 273.07 million kilocalories per day | Barbados |
| 1970s | 447.01 million kilocalories per day | 707.05 million kilocalories per day | 260.04 million kilocalories per day | Barbados |
| 1980s | 625.77 million kilocalories per day | 767.18 million kilocalories per day | 141.41 million kilocalories per day | Barbados |
| 1990s | 710.22 million kilocalories per day | 772.25 million kilocalories per day | 62.04 million kilocalories per day | Barbados |
| 2000s | 868.54 million kilocalories per day | 777.53 million kilocalories per day | 91.01 million kilocalories per day | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.01 billion kilocalories per day | 854.13 million kilocalories per day | 151.85 million kilocalories per day | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion kilocalories per day | 889.34 million kilocalories per day | 167.04 million kilocalories per day | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 1.07 billion kilocalories per day against 880.33 million kilocalories per day in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 187.15 million kilocalories per day, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Bahamas ranks 170th and Barbados ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.