Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0003 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0051 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 56th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.003 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 ha per person | -45.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 ha per person | -51.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 ha per person | +118.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 ha per person | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 0.002 ha per person | +73.6% |
| 1978 | 0.002 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 ha per person | -35.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.001 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.001 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 ha per person | +62.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 ha per person | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 ha per person | +73.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 ha per person | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per person | +77.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -64.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per person | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -54.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +138.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +103.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -59.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +86.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Barbados?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Barbados was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — 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.