Yams — Food supply in Barbados
Barbados: Yams — Food supply was 357.24 million Kcal in 2023. ▬ Flat
Yams — Food supply in Barbados, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — food supply in Barbados stood at 357.24 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 59.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply in Barbados peaked at 880.61 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 174.52 million Kcal, in 2020.
That places Barbados 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Yams — Food supply in Barbados, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 384.42 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 385.59 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 386.56 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 444.43 million Kcal | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 435.45 million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 442.14 million Kcal | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 288.73 million Kcal | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 215.87 million Kcal | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 261.69 million Kcal | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 189.31 million Kcal | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 174.52 million Kcal | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 281.32 million Kcal | +61.2% |
| 2022 | 880.61 million Kcal | +213.0% |
| 2023 | 357.24 million Kcal | -59.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 357.24 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.46 million Kcal, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 357.24 million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 357.24 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Food supply in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +213.0% | 281.32 million Kcal | 880.61 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 343.42 million Kcal | 189.31 million Kcal | 444.43 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 423.42 million Kcal | 174.52 million Kcal | 880.61 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 56 China, Macao SAR 552.71 million Kcal compare
- 57 Australia 419.89 million Kcal compare
- 58 Bahrain 371.43 million Kcal compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 305.41 million Kcal compare
- 61 Ireland 301.9 million Kcal compare
- 62 New Zealand 287.71 million Kcal 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 yams — food supply in Barbados?
- Yams — food supply in Barbados was 357.24 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 880.61 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.52 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for yams — food supply?
- Barbados ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.