Yams — Gross Production Value in Barbados
Barbados: Yams — Gross Production Value was 3,029 1000 SLC in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yams — Gross Production Value in Barbados, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross production value in Barbados is 3,029 1000 SLC, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production value in Barbados peaked at 7,801 1000 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,085 1000 SLC, in 2008.
Barbados ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Value in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,873 1000 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 4,213 1000 SLC | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 4,644 1000 SLC | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 3,003 1000 SLC | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 6,759 1000 SLC | +125.1% |
| 1996 | 3,960 1000 SLC | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 3,561 1000 SLC | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 3,686 1000 SLC | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,492 1000 SLC | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 3,393 1000 SLC | +36.2% |
| 2001 | 4,920 1000 SLC | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 1,131 1000 SLC | -77.0% |
| 2003 | 5,722 1000 SLC | +405.9% |
| 2004 | 1,495 1000 SLC | -73.9% |
| 2005 | 2,757 1000 SLC | +84.4% |
| 2006 | 3,176 1000 SLC | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1,748 1000 SLC | -45.0% |
| 2008 | 1,085 1000 SLC | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 3,691 1000 SLC | +240.2% |
| 2010 | 3,665 1000 SLC | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,146 1000 SLC | -68.7% |
| 2012 | 1,918 1000 SLC | +67.4% |
| 2013 | 4,244 1000 SLC | +121.3% |
| 2014 | 3,550 1000 SLC | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 4,093 1000 SLC | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 2,771 1000 SLC | -32.3% |
| 2017 | 1,279 1000 SLC | -53.8% |
| 2018 | 2,446 1000 SLC | +91.2% |
| 2019 | 1,479 1000 SLC | -39.5% |
| 2020 | 1,482 1000 SLC | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,468 1000 SLC | +66.5% |
| 2022 | 7,801 1000 SLC | +216.1% |
| 2023 | 3,498 1000 SLC | -55.2% |
| 2024 | 3,029 1000 SLC | -13.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3,029 1000 SLC is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,919 1000 SLC, 77% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3,029 1000 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,073 1000 SLC, 74% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Gross Production Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +405.9% | 1,131 1000 SLC | 5,722 1000 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,132 1000 SLC | 2,492 1000 SLC | 6,759 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,912 1000 SLC | 1,085 1000 SLC | 5,722 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,659 1000 SLC | 1,146 1000 SLC | 4,244 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,656 1000 SLC | 1,482 1000 SLC | 7,801 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,073 1000 SLC compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 3,919 1000 SLC compare
- 32 Portugal 3,235 1000 SLC compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 2,459 1000 SLC compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 1,588 1000 SLC compare
- 36 Grenada 1,192 1000 SLC 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 production value in Barbados?
- Yams — gross production value in Barbados was 3,029 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production value recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7,801 1000 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production value recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,085 1000 SLC in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for yams — gross production value?
- Barbados ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production value rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Production Value (current thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.