FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Barbados

According to FAOSTAT, Barbados produced 1 t of cereals, 9,972 t of vegetables, 5,740 t of fruit, 16,145 t of meat and 4,166 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (64,871 t), coconuts (2,517 t) and sweet potatoes (1,993 t).

Products recorded: 57
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in dry onions (+121%), followed by okra (+94%).

Livestock numbers: 11,241 cattle, 24,725 pigs, 12,718 sheep and 5,655 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All sugar crops	64,871	111	0%	−59%
All meat	16,145	160	0%	−8.1%
All vegetables	9,972	170	0%	+1.7%
All fruit	5,740	178	0%	+19%
All milk	4,166	164	0%	−16%
All eggs	2,921	135	0%	+24%
All roots and tubers	2,874	175	0%	+18%
All pulses	1,680	152	0%	−1.9%
All cereals	1	177	0%	−99%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sugar cane	64,871	79	0%	−59%
Chicken meat	12,873	135	0.01%	−11%
Beer	8,100	151	0%	+1.2%
Raw sugar	6,848	109	0%	−61%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	5,132	144	0%	+6.9%
Cow milk	4,166	162	0%	−16%
Molasses	4,039	105	0.01%	−60%
Margarine and shortening	3,844	73	0.03%	−12%
Hen eggs	2,921	134	0%	+24%
Pork (pig meat)	2,820	120	0%	+4.3%
Coconuts, in shell	2,517	72	0%	+37%
Skim milk of cows	2,372	126	0%	+2.4%
Soya bean oil	2,000	87	0%	−44%
Sweet potatoes	1,993	87	0%	+62%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	1,797	60	0.01%	+5.7%
Other pulses n.e.c.	1,560	72	0.04%	−2.5%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	1,217	119	0%	+1.4%
Bananas	981	105	0%	+0.1%
Pig fat, rendered	951	65	0.02%	+36%
Melons	863	82	0%	+85%
Onions, dry	696	132	0%	+121%
Cucumbers	683	120	0%	−31%
Tomatoes	664	146	0%	−15%
Green maize	605	38	0.01%	+0.8%
Lettuce and chicory	560	85	0%	+79%
Cream, fresh	558	62	0.02%	−3.6%
Okra	512	47	0%	+94%
Avocados	508	63	0%	+3.0%
Cassava	461	84	0%	−17%
Plantains	372	46	0%	—
Pumpkins and squash	371	116	0%	−27%
Yams	332	50	0%	−41%
Cabbages	291	139	0%	−9.9%
Turkey meat	185	50	0%	+1.1%
Fat of pigs	180	99	0%	+4.7%
String beans	161	18	0.01%	+48%
Chillies and peppers, green	158	119	0%	−68%
Beef (cattle meat)	146	180	0%	−4.6%
Carrots and turnips	140	124	0%	−55%
Beans, dry	120	101	0%	+6.2%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	90	106	0%	+4.7%
Sheep meat	90	153	0%	−10%
Taro	88	49	0%	−3.3%
Goat meat	30	146	0%	+3.4%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	22	121	0%	−8.3%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	22	123	0%	−8.3%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	21	152	0%	−4.5%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	18	153	0%	0.0%
Buttermilk, dry	9	120	0%	—
Groundnuts (peanuts)	8	107	0%	−50%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	6	126	0%	0.0%
Oil of linseed	6	56	0%	−25%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	5	129	0%	0.0%
Cattle fat, unrendered	4	152	0%	0.0%
Sheep fat, unrendered	3	124	0%	−25%
Goat fat, unrendered	1	127	0%	0.0%
Maize	1	162	0%	−99%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	5,236,000	123	0.02%	+45%
Turkeys	82,000	51	0.03%	+17%
Pigs	24,725	140	0%	+8.9%
Sheep	12,718	154	0%	−2.9%
Cattle	11,241	172	0%	+1.3%
Goats	5,655	167	0%	+4.7%
Asses	2,160	86	0%	−4.0%
Mules and hinnies	2,000	44	0.03%	0.0%
Horses	1,230	125	0%	−0.8%

Barbados among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Barbados, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Barbados had 282,467 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Sugar cane	230	238	1.0×
Chicken meat	45.6	15.7	2.9×
Beer	28.7	22.7	1.3×
Raw sugar	24.2	23.0	1.1×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	18.2	34.5	0.5×
Cow milk	14.7	97.7	0.2×
Molasses	14.3	8.98	1.6×
Margarine and shortening	13.6	1.61	8.4×
Hen eggs	10.3	11.5	0.9×
Pork (pig meat)	9.98	15.4	0.7×
Coconuts, in shell	8.91	8.03	1.1×
Skim milk of cows	8.40	17.5	0.5×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Barbados reported exports of 17 and imports of 136 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Margarine and shortening	3,479	USD 13.6 m	3.90	43 of 117
Soya bean oil	1,680	USD 2.6 m	1.52	61 of 110
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	391	USD 511,000	1.31	67 of 111
Beer of barley, malted	355	USD 363,000	1.02	109 of 149
Wine	47	USD 173,000	3.68	92 of 128
Other fruits, n.e.c.	97	USD 118,000	1.22	90 of 131
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	41	USD 101,000	2.46	101 of 123
Cotton lint, ginned	5	USD 67,000	13.40	93 of 105
Tea leaves	3	USD 41,000	13.67	125 of 143
Whole milk, condensed	8	USD 13,000	1.63	96 of 104

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Cheese from whole cow milk	2,719	USD 16.1 m	5.90	94 of 192
Grapes	2,615	USD 15.0 m	5.73	78 of 188
Soya beans	27,056	USD 13.5 m	0.50	66 of 165
Molasses	37,369	USD 12.9 m	0.34	30 of 154
Wine	2,680	USD 11.9 m	4.43	109 of 192
Cauliflowers and broccoli	2,051	USD 11.2 m	5.48	54 of 147
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	1,305	USD 10.9 m	8.32	91 of 184
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled	1,922	USD 7.6 m	3.97	64 of 168
Maize (corn)	27,528	USD 7.2 m	0.26	117 of 190
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	1,065	USD 6.2 m	5.83	59 of 178

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Barbados?

By volume, the largest products of Barbados in 2024 were sugar cane (64,871 t), chicken meat (12,873 t), beer (8,100 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Barbados the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 18th, for string beans.

How much sugar cane does Barbados produce per person?

About 230 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 238 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Barbados export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were margarine and shortening (USD 13.6 m), soya bean oil (USD 2.6 m), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 511,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Barbados import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were cheese from whole cow milk (USD 16.1 m), grapes (USD 15.0 m), soya beans (USD 13.5 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.