Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Barbados
Barbados: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 110.22 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Barbados is 110.22, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 26.6% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Barbados peaked at 796.94 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 28.68, in 2011.
That places Barbados 26th out of 101 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.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 608.25 | — |
| 1962 | 796.94 | +31.0% |
| 1963 | 526.08 | -34.0% |
| 1964 | 390.61 | -25.8% |
| 1965 | 418.87 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 453.99 | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 442.55 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 377.12 | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 309.87 | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 356.67 | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 423.94 | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 478.36 | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 260.73 | -45.5% |
| 1974 | 127.14 | -51.2% |
| 1975 | 276.39 | +117.4% |
| 1976 | 178.56 | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 309.73 | +73.5% |
| 1978 | 309.82 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 137.96 | -55.5% |
| 1980 | 287.62 | +108.5% |
| 1981 | 185.77 | -35.4% |
| 1982 | 228.37 | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 264.47 | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 119.93 | -54.7% |
| 1985 | 126.16 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 133.44 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 217.25 | +62.8% |
| 1988 | 150.18 | -30.9% |
| 1989 | 153.55 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 159.85 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 116.36 | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 145.19 | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 134.71 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 189.28 | +40.5% |
| 1995 | 308.03 | +62.7% |
| 1996 | 303.76 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 285.77 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 250.01 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 208.27 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 160.95 | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 154.77 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 86.82 | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 153.41 | +76.7% |
| 2004 | 111.8 | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 121.16 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 127.34 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 76.87 | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 50.64 | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 50.61 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.74 | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 28.68 | -57.0% |
| 2012 | 67.8 | +136.4% |
| 2013 | 68.64 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.14 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.75 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 156.11 | +108.8% |
| 2017 | 65.09 | -58.3% |
| 2018 | 92.07 | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 116.25 | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9 | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 77.31 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 140.71 | +82.0% |
| 2023 | 150.1 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 110.22 | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 480.48 | 309.87 | 796.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 285.93 | 127.14 | 478.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 186.67 | 119.93 | 287.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 210.12 | 116.36 | 308.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.44 | 50.61 | 160.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.53 | 28.68 | 156.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.85 | 77.31 | 150.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 23 New Caledonia 114.22 compare
- 24 Mali 114.1 compare
- 25 Burundi 112.85 compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 32.72 compare
- 27 Bangladesh 107.59 compare
- 28 Mexico 107.03 compare
- 29 Uruguay 106.5 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 — gross per capita production index number in Barbados?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Barbados was 110.22 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 796.94 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.68 in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Barbados ranks 26th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita 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.