Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Barbados
Barbados: Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield was 24,000 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Barbados stood at 24,000 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Barbados peaked at 24,000 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,143 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Barbados 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 12,300 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 11,143 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 12,000 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 15,000 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 19,650 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 18,551 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 17,643 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 17,366 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 17,059 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 17,115 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 17,275 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 16,529 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 17,150 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 22,118 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 21,111 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 20,667 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19,875 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 18,500 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 20,917 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 21,663 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 21,188 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 20,947 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 21,098 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 21,444 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 22,114 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22,601 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22,828 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22,965 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23,128 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 23,307 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 23,744 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 23,663 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 23,832 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 24,000 kg/ha | +0.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 24,000 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 24,530 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 24,000 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,465 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +31.0% | 15,000 kg/ha | 19,650 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +29.0% | 17,150 kg/ha | 22,118 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +25.0% | 12,000 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,271 kg/ha | 11,143 kg/ha | 19,650 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,126 kg/ha | 16,529 kg/ha | 22,118 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,998 kg/ha | 20,947 kg/ha | 23,128 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,709 kg/ha | 23,307 kg/ha | 24,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 31 Japan 25,060 kg/ha compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 24,799 kg/ha compare
- 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24,739 kg/ha compare
- 35 Djibouti 23,976 kg/ha compare
- 36 Czechoslovakia 23,973 kg/ha
- 37 Niger 23,639 kg/ha 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 cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Barbados?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Barbados was 24,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,143 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Barbados rank for cantaloupes and other melons — yield?
- Barbados ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — yield rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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