Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados
Barbados: Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number was 54.2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 54.2 for sugar cane — gross production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — gross production index number in Barbados peaked at 1,550 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 54.2, in 2024.
That places Barbados 84th out of 87 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.
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,170 | — |
| 1962 | 1,218 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 1,428 | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 1,253 | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 1,470 | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 1,323 | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 1,550 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 1,162 | -25.0% |
| 1969 | 1,073 | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 1,216 | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 1,031 | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 885.34 | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 868.89 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 798.79 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 706.3 | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 767.38 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 873.06 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 747.74 | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 878.91 | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 1,007 | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 807.06 | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 671.97 | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 589 | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 679.07 | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 662.94 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 758.77 | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 575.64 | -24.1% |
| 1988 | 583.99 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 467.86 | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 506.29 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 490.42 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 441.04 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 368.44 | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 387.41 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 298.43 | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 446.89 | +49.7% |
| 1997 | 476.94 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 374.87 | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 436.11 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 456.16 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 350.9 | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 349.1 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 304.57 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 301.8 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 369.61 | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 290.99 | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 295.34 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 259.58 | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 298.01 | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 216.22 | -27.4% |
| 2011 | 238.45 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 216.05 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 144.61 | -33.1% |
| 2014 | 133.35 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 97 | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 69.65 | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 109.61 | +57.4% |
| 2018 | 122.67 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 70.67 | -42.4% |
| 2020 | 76.35 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 76.97 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.17 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 78.53 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 54.2 | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,294 | 1,073 | 1,550 | 9 |
| 1970s | 877.34 | 706.3 | 1,216 | 10 |
| 1980s | 680.3 | 467.86 | 1,007 | 10 |
| 1990s | 422.68 | 298.43 | 506.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 327.61 | 259.58 | 456.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.83 | 69.65 | 238.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.24 | 54.2 | 80.17 | 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 sugar cane — gross production index number in Barbados?
- Sugar cane — gross production index number in Barbados was 54.2 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,550 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for sugar cane — gross production index number?
- Barbados ranks 84th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — gross production index number rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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 Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.