Fruit Primary — Yield in Barbados
Barbados: Fruit Primary — Yield was 8,280 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Yield in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — yield in Barbados is 8,280 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — yield in Barbados peaked at 30,444 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5,945 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Barbados 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruit Primary — Yield in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,700 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,325 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 16,000 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 15,725 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 15,400 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 15,732 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 15,000 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 14,474 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 17,805 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1970 | 22,636 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1971 | 21,346 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 21,546 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 21,818 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 26,778 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 27,111 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 27,444 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 27,889 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 28,333 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 28,778 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 28,681 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 29,333 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 29,667 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 30,000 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 30,444 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 7,038 kg/ha | -76.9% |
| 1986 | 7,190 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 7,190 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,951 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 6,951 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,568 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 6,078 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 5,945 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 6,227 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 6,236 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6,958 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 7,272 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7,087 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7,121 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7,079 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7,018 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7,013 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,993 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7,072 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7,233 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 7,231 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,107 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 7,416 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 6,985 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 7,276 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7,378 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,577 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7,981 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7,723 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 7,897 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7,861 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,738 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,885 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8,243 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7,980 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 7,740 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 7,411 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 9,989 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 8,590 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 8,280 kg/ha | -3.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 8,280 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,164 kg/ha, 81% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 8,280 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,433 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -76.9% | 30,444 kg/ha | 7,038 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +34.8% | 7,411 kg/ha | 9,989 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +27.1% | 17,805 kg/ha | 22,636 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,907 kg/ha | 14,474 kg/ha | 17,805 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,368 kg/ha | 21,346 kg/ha | 28,778 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,345 kg/ha | 6,951 kg/ha | 30,444 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,657 kg/ha | 5,945 kg/ha | 7,272 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,134 kg/ha | 6,985 kg/ha | 7,416 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,826 kg/ha | 7,378 kg/ha | 8,243 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,402 kg/ha | 7,411 kg/ha | 9,989 kg/ha | 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 fruit primary — yield in Barbados?
- Fruit primary — yield in Barbados was 8,280 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — yield recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 30,444 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — yield recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,945 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Barbados rank for fruit primary — yield?
- Barbados ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — yield rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.