Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.79 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.79 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.2 kg per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
1.79 kg per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.79 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 3.2 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.79 kg per hectare, in 1964.
That places Barbados 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.88 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 kg per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 1.88 kg per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 1.79 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.87 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.08 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 2.33 kg per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 2.38 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 2.4 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.42 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 2.33 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.73 kg per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 2.63 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.61 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 2.5 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.5 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.73 kg per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5 kg per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 2.56 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.56 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.62 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.62 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.67 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.62 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.57 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.67 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.75 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2.67 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.6 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.63 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.63 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.66 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.74 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.67 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.74 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.83 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.99 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.83 kg per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.76 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.82 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.84 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.84 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.83 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.82 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.79 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.79 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 kg per hectare, 53% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.79 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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% | 1.88 kg per hectare | 2.51 kg per hectare |
| 1963 | -25.0% | 2.51 kg per hectare | 1.88 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 kg per hectare | 1.79 kg per hectare | 2.51 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 kg per hectare | 2.33 kg per hectare | 2.73 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.56 kg per hectare | 2.5 kg per hectare | 2.73 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 kg per hectare | 2.57 kg per hectare | 2.75 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 kg per hectare | 2.6 kg per hectare | 2.83 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 kg per hectare | 2.7 kg per hectare | 3.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 kg per hectare | 2.79 kg per hectare | 2.83 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 vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 2.79 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Barbados rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.