> In 2024 Barbados produced 146 t of beef (cattle meat), the 180th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.6%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/beef/barbados/

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# Beef (cattle meat) production in Barbados

In 2024 Barbados produced 146 t of beef (cattle meat), the 180th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.6%. The record was 1,008 t in 1992.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/beef/)

Production, 2024146 t
World rank180 of 189
10-year change−4.6%
Record1,008 t1992

## Beef (cattle meat) in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Barbados compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
kg per person0.52world 8.55
10-year change−4.6%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 178 | [French Polynesia](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/french-polynesia/) | 163 | 0.00% |
| 179 | [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/) | 155 | 0.00% |
| 180 | **Barbados** | 146 | 0.00% |
| 181 | [Faroe Islands](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/faroe-islands/) | 77 | 0.00% |
| 182 | [Antigua and Barbuda](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/antigua-and-barbuda/) | 73 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 189 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/)

### Map of world production of beef (cattle meat)

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Barbados is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 146 | −14% |
| 2023 | 169 | −16% |
| 2022 | 201 | +25% |
| 2021 | 161 | −12% |
| 2020 | 182 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 172 | −2.3% |
| 2018 | 176 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 163 | −7.4% |
| 2016 | 176 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 173 | +13% |
| 2014 | 153 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 140 | −5.4% |
| 2012 | 148 | −5.1% |
| 2011 | 156 | −6.6% |
| 2010 | 167 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 160 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 153 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 142 | −22% |
| 2006 | 182 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 182 | −29% |
| 2004 | 258 | −35% |
| 2003 | 396 | −5.0% |
| 2002 | 417 | −2.1% |
| 2001 | 426 | −44% |
| 2000 | 766 | +26% |
| 1999 | 606 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 576 | −7.2% |
| 1997 | 621 | −30% |
| 1996 | 882 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 874 | −0.6% |
| 1994 | 879 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 874 | −13% |
| 1992 | 1,008 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 924 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | 954 | +15% |
| 1989 | 832 | +109% |
| 1988 | 398 | −1.7% |
| 1987 | 405 | +29% |
| 1986 | 313 | +24% |
| 1985 | 252 | −9.7% |
| 1984 | 279 | −16% |
| 1983 | 334 | −11% |
| 1982 | 376 | −9.0% |
| 1981 | 413 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | 414 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 389 | +36% |
| 1978 | 285 | +68% |
| 1977 | 170 | −5.6% |
| 1976 | 180 | −2.2% |
| 1975 | 184 | −51% |
| 1974 | 373 | −18% |
| 1973 | 454 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 447 | −22% |
| 1971 | 571 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 565 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 560 | +56% |
| 1968 | 360 | −2.7% |
| 1967 | 370 | −1.1% |
| 1966 | 374 | +16% |
| 1965 | 323 | −21% |
| 1964 | 410 | +13% |
| 1963 | 363 | +16% |
| 1962 | 313 | −29% |
| 1961 | 438 | — |

## Trade, 2024

Imports34 t USD 411,000
Importer rank131 of 169
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of beef (cattle meat) in Barbados?

Barbados produced 146 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of beef (cattle meat)?

Barbados ranked 180th of 189 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 17.6% of the world total.

### How has the production of beef (cattle meat) in Barbados changed?

It fell by 4.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 1,008 t in 1992.

### Does Barbados export or import meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled?

In 2024 Barbados reported no exports and imports of 34 t (USD 411,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Barbados is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/brazil/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/china/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/argentina/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/australia/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/russia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/turkey/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/pakistan/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/france/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/canada/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/uzbekistan/)
[All countries producing beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/)

## Other products of Barbados

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/barbados/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/barbados/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/barbados/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/barbados/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/barbados/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/barbados/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/barbados/)[Margarine and shortening](https://husfarm.com/production/margarine-and-shortening/barbados/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/barbados/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/barbados/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/barbados/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/barbados/)
[Agricultural production in Barbados](https://husfarm.com/production/country/barbados/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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