Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados
Barbados: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number was 1.1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.1 for maize (corn) — gross production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 97.4% on the previous year and down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production index number in Barbados peaked at 2,411 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2024.
That places Barbados 147th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 719.43 | — |
| 1962 | 903.31 | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 711.39 | -21.2% |
| 1964 | 510.43 | -28.2% |
| 1965 | 562.68 | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 833.98 | +48.2% |
| 1967 | 1,005 | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 1,456 | +44.9% |
| 1969 | 1,762 | +21.0% |
| 1970 | 1,608 | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 1,407 | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 2,083 | +48.1% |
| 1973 | 2,010 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,411 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 2,010 | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 2,110 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 2,110 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,211 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2,211 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,311 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 2,110 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 1,809 | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 1,608 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,306 | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 1,105 | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 803.83 | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 653.11 | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 522.49 | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 391.87 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 301.44 | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 251.2 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 219.04 | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 264.26 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 251.2 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 261.25 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 271.29 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 281.34 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 269.08 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 263.91 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 260.82 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 270.17 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 321.53 | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 341.63 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 81.39 | -76.2% |
| 2015 | 122.58 | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 96.03 | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 74.21 | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 109.82 | +48.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2 | -61.6% |
| 2020 | 86.41 | +104.8% |
| 2021 | 50.14 | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 51.24 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 42.8 | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | -97.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 940.48 | 510.43 | 1,762 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,916 | 1,407 | 2,083 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,110 | 2,010 | 2,411 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,262 | 391.87 | 2,311 | 10 |
| 2000s | 263.4 | 219.04 | 301.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.04 | 42.2 | 341.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.34 | 1.1 | 86.41 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.55 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.55 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross production index number in Barbados?
- Maize (corn) — gross production index number in Barbados was 1.1 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,411 in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for maize (corn) — gross production index number?
- Barbados ranks 147th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production index number rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. 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 Maize (corn) — 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.