Taro — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados
Barbados: Taro — Gross Production Index Number was 97.96 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 97.96 for taro — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — gross production index number in Barbados peaked at 863.94 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 22.38, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 30th of 48 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.
Taro — Gross Production Index Number in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 783.37 | — |
| 1962 | 783.37 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 783.37 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 783.37 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 783.37 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 863.94 | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 839.32 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 760.98 | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 566.26 | -25.6% |
| 1970 | 615.5 | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 646.84 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 649.07 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 649.07 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 649.07 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 649.07 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 649.07 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 649.07 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 649.07 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 660.27 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 660.27 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 671.46 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 671.46 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 671.46 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 671.46 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 615.5 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 615.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 503.59 | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 391.68 | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 269.7 | -31.1% |
| 1990 | 277.54 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 212.63 | -23.4% |
| 1992 | 195.84 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 536.05 | +173.7% |
| 1994 | 133.17 | -75.2% |
| 1995 | 192.48 | +44.5% |
| 1996 | 195.84 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 205.32 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 200.43 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 179.06 | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 201.44 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 192.44 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 223.82 | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 246.2 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 223.82 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 195.84 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 175.7 | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 168.98 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 45.88 | -72.8% |
| 2009 | 26.86 | -41.5% |
| 2010 | 255.15 | +849.9% |
| 2011 | 22.38 | -91.2% |
| 2012 | 111.35 | +397.5% |
| 2013 | 112.45 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 101.92 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 94.96 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 103.11 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 95.46 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 97.85 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 98.81 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.37 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 98.01 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.06 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.81 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.96 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 771.93 | 566.26 | 863.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 646.61 | 615.5 | 660.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 574.21 | 269.7 | 671.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 232.84 | 133.17 | 536.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 170.1 | 26.86 | 246.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.34 | 22.38 | 255.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.84 | 97.37 | 98.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 27 Tonga 101.98 compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 101.63 compare
- 29 Madagascar 100.49 compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 97.23 compare
- 32 Guinea 96.9 compare
- 33 Lebanon 95.55 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.55 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.55 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — gross production index number in Barbados?
- Taro — gross production index number in Barbados was 97.96 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 863.94 in 1966.
- What is the lowest taro — gross production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.38 in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for taro — gross production index number?
- Barbados ranks 30th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — gross production index number rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Taro — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.