Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0056 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Barbados is 0.0056 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0858 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Barbados 31st out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.085 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0843 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0787 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0858 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0853 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0842 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0852 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.083 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0811 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0808 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0792 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0712 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0749 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0669 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0641 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0632 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0627 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.063 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0632 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.064 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0626 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0624 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0554 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0553 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0543 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0542 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0498 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0446 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0431 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0405 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0399 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0353 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0303 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0391 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.031 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.034 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.032 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0312 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0332 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0262 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0264 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0248 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0198 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 ha per person | -44.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 ha per person | +58.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.009 ha per person | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 ha per person | -31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0836 ha per person | 0.0787 ha per person | 0.0858 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0689 ha per person | 0.0627 ha per person | 0.0808 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0546 ha per person | 0.0431 ha per person | 0.064 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0347 ha per person | 0.0303 ha per person | 0.0405 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0274 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0332 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Barbados?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Barbados was 0.0056 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0858 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 31st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.