Sugar cane yields in Barbados
Barbados: Sugar cane yields was 41.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
41.05 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
74th
of 110 countries
All-time high
91.36 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
All-time low
28.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 41.05 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Barbados peaked at 91.36 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 28.65 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 74th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.61 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 73.53 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 91.36 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1964 | 72.9 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 85.15 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 76.74 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 88.17 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 67.39 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 1969 | 63.47 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 72.28 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 62.54 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1972 | 59.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 55.49 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 57.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 52.49 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 57.8 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 66.29 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 56.45 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 66.25 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 74.84 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 61.14 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 50.96 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 50.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 57.65 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 57.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 65.34 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 53.83 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 60.78 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 50.35 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 57.82 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 56.78 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 57.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 55.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 45.31 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 43.95 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 60.04 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 63.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 53.42 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 63.66 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 62.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 50.6 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 52.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 49.26 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 51.66 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 62.31 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 51.99 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 56.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 45.03 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 52.46 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 47.05 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 52.08 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 52.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.82 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 41.76 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 37.26 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 48.11 tonnes per hectare | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 47.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 50.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 28.65 tonnes per hectare | -43.7% |
| 2020 | 41.98 tonnes per hectare | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 51.22 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 37.61 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 40.72 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 41.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 41.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.56 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 41.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.59 tonnes per hectare | 63.47 tonnes per hectare | 91.36 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.62 tonnes per hectare | 52.49 tonnes per hectare | 72.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.21 tonnes per hectare | 50.14 tonnes per hectare | 74.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.8 tonnes per hectare | 43.95 tonnes per hectare | 63.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.47 tonnes per hectare | 45.03 tonnes per hectare | 62.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.66 tonnes per hectare | 28.65 tonnes per hectare | 52.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.52 tonnes per hectare | 37.61 tonnes per hectare | 51.22 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 sugar cane yields in Barbados?
- Sugar cane yields in Barbados was 41.05 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 91.36 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.65 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for sugar cane yields?
- Barbados ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane 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.