Groundnut yields in Barbados
Barbados: Groundnut yields was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.75 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.37 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
All-time low
1.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Groundnut yields in Barbados, 1986–2024
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 1.75 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Barbados peaked at 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.65 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
Barbados ranks 45th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1987 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.75 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.78 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.75 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 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 groundnut yields in Barbados?
- Groundnut yields in Barbados was 1.75 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 groundnut yields recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for groundnut yields?
- Barbados ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.