Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2326 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2326 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
24th
of 99 countries
All-time high
2.78 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0535 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.2326 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 2.78 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0535 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Barbados 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1965 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1970 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9628 ha per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4698 ha per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 1975 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6628 ha per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 1978 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.707 ha per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5186 ha per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6628 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7674 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5419 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5721 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.607 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9907 ha per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6977 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7209 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7326 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5605 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6698 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6512 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8674 ha per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +74.0% |
| 1996 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9302 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6977 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3953 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3837 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2163 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2003 | 0.386 ha per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.107 ha per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | +139.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1233 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1326 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2698 ha per square kilometre | +103.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1093 ha per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1837 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1349 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | +86.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.2326 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, 40.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.2326 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.4698 ha per square kilometre | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6879 ha per square kilometre | 0.5186 ha per square kilometre | 0.9907 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.853 ha per square kilometre | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | 0.3953 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | 0.2698 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 21 Madagascar 0.2613 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 China 0.2474 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2462 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Bangladesh 0.2227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.1908 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1705 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.2326 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0535 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.