Milk per animal in Barbados
Barbados: Milk per animal was 1,388 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,388 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
73rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,862 kilograms per animal
in 2012
All-time low
1,256 kilograms per animal
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk per animal in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,388 kilograms per animal for milk per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Barbados peaked at 1,862 kilograms per animal in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,256 kilograms per animal, in 1967.
Barbados ranks 73rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk per animal in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,282 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 1,282 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,282 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,275 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,300 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1,325 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1,256 kilograms per animal | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1,282 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,275 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,287 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,296 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,288 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,358 kilograms per animal | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1,428 kilograms per animal | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 1,401 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,411 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1,468 kilograms per animal | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1,495 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,496 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,500 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,489 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,467 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,492 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,587 kilograms per animal | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1,555 kilograms per animal | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,626 kilograms per animal | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1,653 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,668 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,796 kilograms per animal | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1,775 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,782 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,697 kilograms per animal | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 1,704 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,658 kilograms per animal | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,674 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,670 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,641 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,820 kilograms per animal | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 1,688 kilograms per animal | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1,802 kilograms per animal | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1,809 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,811 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,823 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,814 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,813 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,797 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,803 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,809 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,822 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,821 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,816 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,862 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,540 kilograms per animal | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 1,505 kilograms per animal | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,781 kilograms per animal | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 1,551 kilograms per animal | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 1,652 kilograms per animal | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1,631 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,583 kilograms per animal | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,353 kilograms per animal | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 1,450 kilograms per animal | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 1,340 kilograms per animal | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1,361 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,388 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,388 kilograms per animal is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,667 kilograms per animal, 38% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,388 kilograms per animal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370 kilograms per animal, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,284 kilograms per animal | 1,256 kilograms per animal | 1,325 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,393 kilograms per animal | 1,287 kilograms per animal | 1,496 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,583 kilograms per animal | 1,467 kilograms per animal | 1,796 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,711 kilograms per animal | 1,641 kilograms per animal | 1,820 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,810 kilograms per animal | 1,797 kilograms per animal | 1,823 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,674 kilograms per animal | 1,505 kilograms per animal | 1,862 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,378 kilograms per animal | 1,340 kilograms per animal | 1,450 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,424 kilograms per animal compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 1,405 kilograms per animal compare
- 72 Lesotho 1,400 kilograms per animal compare
- 74 Honduras 1,370 kilograms per animal compare
- 75 Tunisia 1,362 kilograms per animal compare
- 76 Azerbaijan 1,360 kilograms per animal compare
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 milk per animal in Barbados?
- Milk per animal in Barbados was 1,388 kilograms per animal 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 milk per animal recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,862 kilograms per animal in 2012.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,256 kilograms per animal in 1967.
- How does Barbados rank for milk per animal?
- Barbados ranks 73rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.