Barbados vs Ghana: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Barbados
59.0%
in 2023
Ghana
60.2%
in 2023
Barbados rank
101st
Ghana rank
99th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Barbados
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 60.2% against 59.0% in Barbados, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 99th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.9% | 74.3% | 6.6% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 63.6% | 73.2% | 9.6% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 69.4% | 27.5% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 71.3% | 31.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 73.6% | 32.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 74.4% | 23.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 63.8% | 7.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Barbados or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 60.2% against 59.0% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Barbados and Ghana?
- 1.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Barbados ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 99th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.