Bananas — Gross Production Value in Barbados
Barbados: Bananas — Gross Production Value was 2,869 1000 SLC in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Gross Production Value in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — gross production value in Barbados is 2,869 1000 SLC, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — gross production value in Barbados peaked at 6,431 1000 SLC in 1961 and was at its lowest, 757 1000 SLC, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 74th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Gross Production Value in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,431 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 6,139 1000 SLC | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 5,847 1000 SLC | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 5,554 1000 SLC | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 5,262 1000 SLC | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 4,905 1000 SLC | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 4,385 1000 SLC | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 3,946 1000 SLC | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 5,478 1000 SLC | +38.8% |
| 1970 | 2,923 1000 SLC | -46.6% |
| 1971 | 2,412 1000 SLC | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 2,339 1000 SLC | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 2,280 1000 SLC | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2,192 1000 SLC | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 2,134 1000 SLC | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 2,134 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,163 1000 SLC | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2,192 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2,192 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,222 1000 SLC | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2,222 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,251 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2,251 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,280 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2,280 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,280 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,280 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,280 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,280 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,192 1000 SLC | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 2,046 1000 SLC | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 1,462 1000 SLC | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 1,462 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,462 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,462 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,462 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,608 1000 SLC | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 1,900 1000 SLC | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 1,462 1000 SLC | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 1,520 1000 SLC | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,608 1000 SLC | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1,666 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,754 1000 SLC | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1,856 1000 SLC | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,929 1000 SLC | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1,988 1000 SLC | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,105 1000 SLC | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2,224 1000 SLC | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 2,349 1000 SLC | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 2,472 1000 SLC | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,614 1000 SLC | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2,777 1000 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 2,794 1000 SLC | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,865 1000 SLC | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,899 1000 SLC | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,938 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,995 1000 SLC | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,811 1000 SLC | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2,823 1000 SLC | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,257 1000 SLC | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 3,815 1000 SLC | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 757 1000 SLC | -80.2% |
| 2023 | 2,413 1000 SLC | +218.8% |
| 2024 | 2,869 1000 SLC | +18.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,869 1000 SLC is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,642 1000 SLC, 30% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,869 1000 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 412,028 1000 SLC, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Gross Production Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +218.8% | 757 1000 SLC | 2,413 1000 SLC |
| 2022 | -80.2% | 3,815 1000 SLC | 757 1000 SLC |
| 1970 | -46.6% | 5,478 1000 SLC | 2,923 1000 SLC |
| 1969 | +38.8% | 3,946 1000 SLC | 5,478 1000 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,327 1000 SLC | 3,946 1000 SLC | 6,431 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,296 1000 SLC | 2,134 1000 SLC | 2,923 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,263 1000 SLC | 2,222 1000 SLC | 2,280 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,652 1000 SLC | 1,462 1000 SLC | 2,192 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,900 1000 SLC | 1,520 1000 SLC | 2,349 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,799 1000 SLC | 2,472 1000 SLC | 2,995 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,622 1000 SLC | 757 1000 SLC | 3,815 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 — gross production value in Barbados?
- Bananas — gross production value in Barbados was 2,869 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — gross production value recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,431 1000 SLC in 1961.
- What is the lowest bananas — gross production value recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 757 1000 SLC in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for bananas — gross production value?
- Barbados ranks 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — gross production value rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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