Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados
Barbados: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 8 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados peaked at 232 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2014.
That places Barbados 144th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 94 | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 75 | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 105 | +32.9% |
| 1967 | 113 | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 161 | +42.5% |
| 1969 | 192 | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 174 | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 158 | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 200 | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 201 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 201 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 201 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 201 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 201 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 201 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 211 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 211 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 211 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 211 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 232 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 211 | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 216 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 216 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 221 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 226 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 211 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 184 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 158 | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 132 | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 105 | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 79 | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 66 | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 53 | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 39 | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 30 | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 32 | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 8 | -75.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 80, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -75.0% | 32 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.11 | 75 | 192 | 9 |
| 1970s | 193.8 | 158 | 201 | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.1 | 211 | 232 | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.3 | 39 | 226 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8 | 8 | 32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Barbados was 8 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 232 in 1984.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).