Lettuce yields in Barbados
Barbados: Lettuce yields was 17.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Barbados, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lettuce yields in Barbados is 17.44 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Barbados peaked at 21.28 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.75 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
That places Barbados 57th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 11.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 17.33 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 21.28 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 17.56 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 16.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 16.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 17.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 17.44 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +33.6% | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | 13.8 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | -25.6% | 21.28 tonnes per hectare | 15.83 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 9.75 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.56 tonnes per hectare | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | 21.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.23 tonnes per hectare | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | 17.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | 17.43 tonnes per hectare | 17.64 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 lettuce yields in Barbados?
- Lettuce yields in Barbados was 17.44 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 lettuce yields recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 21.28 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.75 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Barbados rank for lettuce yields?
- Barbados ranks 57th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Lettuce 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.