Cucumbers production in Barbados
In 2024 Barbados produced 683 t of cucumbers, the 120th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 31%. The record was 2,104 t in 1979. Area harvested: 28 ha, yield 24.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 683 t
- World rank
- 120 of 134
- 10-year change
- −31%
- Record
- 2,104 t
- 1979
Cucumbers in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Barbados compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 24.4
- world 38.4 (−37%)
- kg per person
- 2.42
- world 10.8
- 10-year change
- −31%
- world +15%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Cabo Verde | 775 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Malta | 770 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Barbados | 683 | 0.00% |
| 121 | French Polynesia | 678 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Suriname | 655 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cucumbers
Share of the world total; Barbados is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 683 | −35% | 28 | 24.39 |
| 2023 | 1,052 | −16% | 43 | 24.47 |
| 2022 | 1,246 | +194% | 50 | 24.92 |
| 2021 | 424 | −37% | 17 | 24.94 |
| 2020 | 676 | −28% | 27 | 25.04 |
| 2019 | 933 | +38% | 38 | 24.55 |
| 2018 | 677 | −5.3% | 27 | 25.07 |
| 2017 | 715 | −6.5% | 29 | 24.66 |
| 2016 | 765 | −5.7% | 31 | 24.68 |
| 2015 | 811 | −18% | 34 | 23.85 |
| 2014 | 994 | +21% | 42 | 23.67 |
| 2013 | 824 | +1.0% | 35 | 23.54 |
| 2012 | 816 | −29% | 35 | 23.31 |
| 2011 | 1,144 | −0.3% | 49 | 23.35 |
| 2010 | 1,148 | +0.6% | 48 | 23.92 |
| 2009 | 1,141 | +41% | 50 | 22.82 |
| 2008 | 812 | −44% | 36 | 22.56 |
| 2007 | 1,450 | +9.5% | 65 | 22.31 |
| 2006 | 1,324 | −4.6% | 60 | 22.07 |
| 2005 | 1,388 | +1.9% | 60 | 23.13 |
| 2004 | 1,362 | −33% | 57 | 23.89 |
| 2003 | 2,018 | +19% | 90 | 22.42 |
| 2002 | 1,702 | +9.8% | 76 | 22.39 |
| 2001 | 1,550 | +3.3% | 70 | 22.14 |
| 2000 | 1,500 | +3.4% | 68 | 22.06 |
| 1999 | 1,450 | +3.6% | 66 | 21.97 |
| 1998 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 65 | 21.54 |
| 1997 | 1,400 | −3.4% | 100 | 14.00 |
| 1996 | 1,450 | +1.5% | 170 | 8.53 |
| 1995 | 1,428 | +289% | 196 | 7.29 |
| 1994 | 367 | −46% | 109 | 3.37 |
| 1993 | 675 | +38% | 85 | 7.94 |
| 1992 | 489 | −3.0% | 61 | 8.02 |
| 1991 | 504 | +44% | 65 | 7.75 |
| 1990 | 350 | −19% | 55 | 6.36 |
| 1989 | 431 | +7.2% | 60 | 7.18 |
| 1988 | 402 | −9.7% | 57 | 7.05 |
| 1987 | 445 | +49% | 61 | 7.30 |
| 1986 | 299 | −6.9% | 41 | 7.29 |
| 1985 | 321 | +4.6% | 44 | 7.30 |
| 1984 | 307 | −85% | 42 | 7.31 |
| 1983 | 2,000 | +18% | 602 | 3.32 |
| 1982 | 1,701 | −5.9% | 503 | 3.38 |
| 1981 | 1,808 | +121% | 535 | 3.38 |
| 1980 | 818 | −61% | 242 | 3.38 |
| 1979 | 2,104 | +20% | 188 | 11.19 |
| 1978 | 1,755 | +7.5% | 142 | 12.36 |
| 1977 | 1,633 | +119% | 133 | 12.28 |
| 1976 | 745 | −18% | 60 | 12.42 |
| 1975 | 908 | −7.9% | 74 | 12.27 |
| 1974 | 986 | +51% | 80 | 12.33 |
| 1973 | 652 | +26% | 53 | 12.30 |
| 1972 | 516 | +62% | 42 | 12.29 |
| 1971 | 318 | +16% | 26 | 12.23 |
| 1970 | 273 | −23% | 22 | 12.41 |
| 1969 | 354 | +18% | 34 | 10.41 |
| 1968 | 300 | +7.1% | 32 | 9.38 |
| 1967 | 280 | +7.7% | 30 | 9.33 |
| 1966 | 260 | +4.0% | 28 | 9.29 |
| 1965 | 250 | +4.2% | 27 | 9.26 |
| 1964 | 240 | +4.3% | 26 | 9.23 |
| 1963 | 230 | +4.5% | 25 | 9.20 |
| 1962 | 220 | +10% | 24 | 9.17 |
| 1961 | 200 | — | 22 | 9.09 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 9 t USD 5,000
- Exporter rank
- 80 of 96
- Imports
- 2 t USD 5,000
- Importer rank
- 113 of 121
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of cucumbers in Barbados?
Barbados produced 683 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of cucumbers?
Barbados ranked 120th of 134 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 78.1% of the world total.
How has the production of cucumbers in Barbados changed?
It fell by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +15% for the world. The record was 2,104 t in 1979.
What is the yield of cucumbers in Barbados?
24.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (683 t from 28 ha), against a world average of 38.4 t/ha.
Does Barbados export or import cucumbers and gherkins?
In 2024 Barbados reported exports of 9 t (USD 5,000) and imports of 2 t (USD 5,000), 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
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.

