Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Barbados
Barbados: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 2,793 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Barbados is 2,793 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Barbados peaked at 3,200 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,789 kg per hectare, in 1964.
Barbados ranks 96th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,884 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2,511 kg per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 1,883 kg per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 1,789 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 1,867 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2,075 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 2,326 kg per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 2,375 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 2,403 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2,424 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 2,333 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2,728 kg per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 2,632 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2,614 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2,614 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,614 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,614 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,614 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,614 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,500 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,500 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,500 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,500 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,727 kg per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 2,500 kg per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 2,561 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2,561 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,619 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,619 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,674 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2,625 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2,571 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,667 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2,600 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2,750 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2,667 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,600 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2,600 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,600 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,609 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,604 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,626 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,630 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,660 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,737 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2,700 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,667 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,741 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2,827 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2,884 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,988 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3,200 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2,833 kg per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 2,700 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2,696 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,756 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,816 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,836 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,839 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,832 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,816 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,800 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,797 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,793 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,793 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 53% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,793 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,857 kg per hectare, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +33.3% | 1,884 kg per hectare | 2,511 kg per hectare |
| 1963 | -25.0% | 2,511 kg per hectare | 1,883 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,124 kg per hectare | 1,789 kg per hectare | 2,511 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,580 kg per hectare | 2,333 kg per hectare | 2,728 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,559 kg per hectare | 2,500 kg per hectare | 2,727 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,635 kg per hectare | 2,571 kg per hectare | 2,750 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,680 kg per hectare | 2,604 kg per hectare | 2,827 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,855 kg per hectare | 2,696 kg per hectare | 3,200 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,808 kg per hectare | 2,793 kg per hectare | 2,832 kg per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield in Barbados?
- Cereal yield in Barbados was 2,793 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,200 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,789 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Barbados rank for cereal yield?
- Barbados ranks 96th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.