Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 93.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas is 93.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas peaked at 97.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2009.
Bahamas ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92.9% | — |
| 1962 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 87.5% | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 93.3% | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 83.3% | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 78.9% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 75.0% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 71.4% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 68.2% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 80.0% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 83.3% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 88.2% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 84.2% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 78.3% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 80.8% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 71.0% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 75.9% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 75.0% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 73.5% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +46.8% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 93.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 2.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 93.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +46.8% | 65.8% | 96.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 75.0% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.8% | 68.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 71.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 72.7% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 65.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 93.8% | 97.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bahamas was 93.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2009.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Bahamas ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.