Cereal yields in Barbados
Barbados: Cereal yields was 2.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.79 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
1.79 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.79 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields 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 yields in Barbados peaked at 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.79 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Barbados 97th out of 186 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 yields in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.79 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.79 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | -25.0% | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes 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 yields in Barbados?
- Cereal yields in Barbados was 2.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Barbados rank for cereal yields?
- Barbados ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.