Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Barbados
Barbados: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 64.55 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 64.55 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Barbados peaked at 3,397 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 35.56, in 2017.
That places Barbados 42nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,969 | — |
| 1962 | 3,068 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 3,216 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 3,192 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2,266 | -29.0% |
| 1966 | 1,946 | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 2,446 | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 3,094 | +26.5% |
| 1969 | 2,423 | -21.7% |
| 1970 | 3,397 | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 3,164 | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 2,650 | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 1,704 | -35.7% |
| 1974 | 1,118 | -34.4% |
| 1975 | 1,446 | +29.3% |
| 1976 | 1,263 | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 1,287 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1,496 | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 1,292 | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 1,682 | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 871.04 | -48.2% |
| 1982 | 976.72 | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 973.27 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 688.51 | -29.3% |
| 1985 | 535.34 | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 425.78 | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 525.69 | +23.5% |
| 1988 | 290.91 | -44.7% |
| 1989 | 540.17 | +85.7% |
| 1990 | 562.34 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 421.26 | -25.1% |
| 1992 | 330.53 | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 405.55 | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 246.3 | -39.3% |
| 1995 | 538.78 | +118.7% |
| 1996 | 314.17 | -41.7% |
| 1997 | 276.15 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 282.59 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 219.72 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 241.07 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 251.2 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 72.58 | -71.1% |
| 2003 | 252.17 | +247.4% |
| 2004 | 123.93 | -50.9% |
| 2005 | 167.23 | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 161.55 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 131.01 | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 56.4 | -56.9% |
| 2009 | 165.13 | +192.8% |
| 2010 | 161.06 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 48.34 | -70.0% |
| 2012 | 69.03 | +42.8% |
| 2013 | 148.18 | +114.7% |
| 2014 | 111.9 | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 113.83 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 74.27 | -34.8% |
| 2017 | 35.56 | -52.1% |
| 2018 | 67.52 | +89.9% |
| 2019 | 38.48 | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 38.22 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.52 | +61.0% |
| 2022 | 192.44 | +212.8% |
| 2023 | 85.59 | -55.5% |
| 2024 | 64.55 | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,736 | 1,946 | 3,216 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,882 | 1,118 | 3,397 | 10 |
| 1980s | 750.91 | 290.91 | 1,682 | 10 |
| 1990s | 359.74 | 219.72 | 562.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.23 | 56.4 | 252.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.82 | 35.56 | 161.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.46 | 38.22 | 192.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 39 Mauritania 79.39 compare
- 40 Rwanda 78.2 compare
- 41 Cameroon 70.53 compare
- 43 Costa Rica 60.35 compare
- 44 Kenya 59.99 compare
- 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.02 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 — gross per capita production index number in Barbados?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Barbados was 64.55 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,397 in 1970.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.56 in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. 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 Yams — 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.