Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Barbados
Barbados: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 88.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Barbados stood at 88.49. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Barbados peaked at 182.64 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 88.49, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 166th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.83 | — |
| 1962 | 150.65 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 170.74 | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 154.16 | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 173.32 | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 159.34 | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 182.64 | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 147.61 | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 140.96 | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 159.16 | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 145.08 | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 132.75 | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 131.2 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 125.76 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 118.73 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 125.76 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 140.65 | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 136.23 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 149.29 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 165.74 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 147.86 | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 137.9 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 126.62 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 132.11 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 127.1 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 140.26 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 129.15 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 130.37 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 129.46 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 132.99 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 130.65 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 117.48 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 109.17 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 106.08 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 112.22 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 134.29 | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 128.3 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 119.39 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 123.25 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 120.62 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 112.03 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 108.62 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 112.69 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 112.61 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 123.59 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 113.28 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 119.01 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 110.6 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 116.09 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 107.1 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 109.02 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 107.17 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 98.02 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 99.13 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 102.65 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 98.22 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 102.62 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 108.11 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 104.89 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 88.63 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 89.44 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 102.62 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 101.31 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.49 | -12.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 88.49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.73, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 88.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 104.63, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.25 | 140.96 | 182.64 | 9 |
| 1970s | 136.46 | 118.73 | 159.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.66 | 126.62 | 165.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.38 | 106.08 | 134.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.91 | 108.62 | 123.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.69 | 98.02 | 109.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1 | 88.49 | 102.62 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0283 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0354 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Barbados?
- Food — gross production index number in Barbados was 88.49 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 182.64 in 1967.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.49 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for food — gross production index number?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.