Yams — Gross Production Value in Barbados
Barbados: Yams — Gross Production Value was 1,514 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yams — Gross Production Value in Barbados, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross production value in Barbados is 1,514 1000 USD, 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 3,901 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 542 1000 USD, in 2008.
Barbados ranks 30th of 39 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 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,437 1000 USD | — |
| 1992 | 2,106 1000 USD | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 2,322 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 1,501 1000 USD | -35.4% |
| 1995 | 3,380 1000 USD | +125.2% |
| 1996 | 1,980 1000 USD | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 1,781 1000 USD | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 1,843 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1,246 1000 USD | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 1,696 1000 USD | +36.1% |
| 2001 | 2,460 1000 USD | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 565 1000 USD | -77.0% |
| 2003 | 2,861 1000 USD | +406.4% |
| 2004 | 748 1000 USD | -73.9% |
| 2005 | 1,378 1000 USD | +84.2% |
| 2006 | 1,588 1000 USD | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 874 1000 USD | -45.0% |
| 2008 | 542 1000 USD | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 1,845 1000 USD | +240.4% |
| 2010 | 1,833 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 573 1000 USD | -68.7% |
| 2012 | 959 1000 USD | +67.4% |
| 2013 | 2,122 1000 USD | +121.3% |
| 2014 | 1,775 1000 USD | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 2,046 1000 USD | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 1,385 1000 USD | -32.3% |
| 2017 | 639 1000 USD | -53.9% |
| 2018 | 1,223 1000 USD | +91.4% |
| 2019 | 739 1000 USD | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 741 1000 USD | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,234 1000 USD | +66.5% |
| 2022 | 3,901 1000 USD | +216.1% |
| 2023 | 1,749 1000 USD | -55.2% |
| 2024 | 1,514 1000 USD | -13.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,514 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,919 1000 USD, 39% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,514 1000 USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,716 1000 USD, 56% of the median. (16 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 | +406.4% | 565 1000 USD | 2,861 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,066 1000 USD | 1,246 1000 USD | 3,380 1000 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,456 1000 USD | 542 1000 USD | 2,861 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,329 1000 USD | 573 1000 USD | 2,122 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,828 1000 USD | 741 1000 USD | 3,901 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 27 Portugal 3,654 1000 USD compare
- 28 Malaysia 2,781 1000 USD compare
- 29 Ethiopia 2,334 1000 USD compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,509 1000 USD compare
- 32 Saint Lucia 911 1000 USD compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 588 1000 USD 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 1,514 1000 USD 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 3,901 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production value recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 542 1000 USD in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for yams — gross production value?
- Barbados ranks 30th out of 39 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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