Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 18.75 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 18.75 % change on previous year for bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 91.5% on the previous year and up 3,068.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 220 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -80.35 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 6th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | -5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | -42.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -18.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 1.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -198.9% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 21.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -17.43 % change on previous year | -182.6% |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 11.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 10 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1999 | -18.18 % change on previous year | -281.8% |
| 2000 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2001 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 4 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.38 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2013 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +344.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5917 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2015 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +198.2% |
| 2016 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2018 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -460.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5917 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 2020 | 14.71 % change on previous year | +2385.3% |
| 2021 | 17.44 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 2022 | -80.35 % change on previous year | -560.8% |
| 2023 | 220 % change on previous year | -373.8% |
| 2024 | 18.75 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 18.75 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0974 % change on previous year, 192.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 18.75 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0829 % change on previous year, 226.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2385.3% | 0.5917 % change on previous year | 14.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.625 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -6.03 % change on previous year | -42.11 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6609 % change on previous year | -18.18 % change on previous year | 21.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -6.11 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.11 % change on previous year | -80.35 % change on previous year | 220 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 3 Maldives 38.89 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 8.88 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 32.44 % change on previous year compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 25 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Melanesia 0.387 % change on previous year compare
- 7 El Salvador 16.14 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Micronesia 0.2205 % change on previous year compare
- 8 New Caledonia 12.29 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.135 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Burundi 9.42 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate in Barbados was 18.75 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 220 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.35 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,068.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.