Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 6.31 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 6.31 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 27.91 t per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.18 t per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Barbados 5th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.11 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 27.91 t per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1963 | 18.6 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 13.95 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 15.12 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 16.56 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 16.28 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 13.95 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 11.51 t per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 13.24 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 15.73 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 17.78 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 9.72 t per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1974 | 4.75 t per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1975 | 10.33 t per square kilometre | +117.7% |
| 1976 | 6.68 t per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6 t per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1978 | 11.6 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.16 t per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 1980 | 10.77 t per square kilometre | +108.7% |
| 1981 | 6.98 t per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1982 | 8.6 t per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 10 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 4.55 t per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1985 | 4.8 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 5.1 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 8.32 t per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1988 | 5.76 t per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1989 | 5.9 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.15 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 4.49 t per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1992 | 5.63 t per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 5.23 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 7.37 t per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 12.02 t per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 1996 | 11.86 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.16 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 9.77 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 8.14 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 6.28 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 6.05 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.41 t per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2003 | 6.07 t per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2004 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 4.85 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 5.12 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1 t per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2008 | 2.06 t per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 2.07 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.73 t per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8 t per square kilometre | +137.1% |
| 2013 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.87 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5 t per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2017 | 2.71 t per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2018 | 3.85 t per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 4.87 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 3.6 t per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 3.25 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 5.91 t per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2023 | 6.31 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.22 t per square kilometre | 11.51 t per square kilometre | 27.91 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.66 t per square kilometre | 4.75 t per square kilometre | 17.78 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.08 t per square kilometre | 4.55 t per square kilometre | 10.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.18 t per square kilometre | 4.49 t per square kilometre | 12.02 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 t per square kilometre | 2.06 t per square kilometre | 6.28 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 t per square kilometre | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 6.5 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 t per square kilometre | 3.25 t per square kilometre | 6.31 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Barbados was 6.31 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 27.91 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 5th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production 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.