Raw sugar production in Barbados
In 2023 Barbados produced 6,848 t of raw sugar, the 109th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 61%. The record was 204,000 t in 1967.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 6,848 t
- World rank
- 109 of 121
- 10-year change
- −61%
- Record
- 204,000 t
- 1967
Raw sugar in Barbados, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Barbados compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −61%
- world +4.4%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 10,000 | 0.01% |
| 108 | Armenia | 7,413 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Barbados | 6,848 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Syria | 6,098 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Central African Republic | 5,000 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of raw sugar
Share of the world total; Barbados is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,848 | +54% |
| 2022 | 4,439 | −15% |
| 2021 | 5,252 | −21% |
| 2020 | 6,658 | −15% |
| 2019 | 7,865 | −33% |
| 2018 | 11,669 | +16% |
| 2017 | 10,102 | +44% |
| 2016 | 7,026 | −35% |
| 2015 | 10,759 | −32% |
| 2014 | 15,745 | −9.6% |
| 2013 | 17,423 | −29% |
| 2012 | 24,500 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 23,500 | −7.8% |
| 2010 | 25,500 | −23% |
| 2009 | 33,300 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 31,600 | −8.9% |
| 2007 | 34,700 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 33,700 | −12% |
| 2005 | 38,200 | +11% |
| 2004 | 34,400 | −5.3% |
| 2003 | 36,325 | −19% |
| 2002 | 44,800 | −10% |
| 2001 | 49,800 | −15% |
| 2000 | 58,400 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 53,196 | +11% |
| 1998 | 48,000 | −26% |
| 1997 | 64,600 | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 59,100 | +54% |
| 1995 | 38,500 | −24% |
| 1994 | 50,700 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 48,500 | −10% |
| 1992 | 54,000 | −18% |
| 1991 | 65,669 | −5.3% |
| 1990 | 69,310 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 66,263 | −17% |
| 1988 | 80,300 | −3.7% |
| 1987 | 83,400 | −25% |
| 1986 | 111,100 | +11% |
| 1985 | 100,247 | −0.1% |
| 1984 | 100,393 | +18% |
| 1983 | 85,143 | −0.5% |
| 1982 | 85,550 | −9.0% |
| 1981 | 94,000 | −29% |
| 1980 | 132,000 | +16% |
| 1979 | 114,000 | +13% |
| 1978 | 101,000 | −16% |
| 1977 | 120,000 | +15% |
| 1976 | 104,000 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 99,000 | −10.0% |
| 1974 | 110,000 | −6.8% |
| 1973 | 118,000 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 112,800 | −18% |
| 1971 | 137,200 | −13% |
| 1970 | 157,400 | +11% |
| 1969 | 142,000 | −12% |
| 1968 | 162,000 | −21% |
| 1967 | 204,000 | +17% |
| 1966 | 175,000 | −12% |
| 1965 | 199,000 | +21% |
| 1964 | 164,000 | −15% |
| 1963 | 194,000 | +20% |
| 1962 | 161,000 | −0.6% |
| 1961 | 162,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 391 t USD 511,000
- Exporter rank
- 67 of 111
- Imports
- 1,453 t USD 1.3 m
- Importer rank
- 119 of 183
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 raw sugar in Barbados?
Barbados produced 6,848 t in 2023, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of raw sugar?
Barbados ranked 109th of 121 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Brazil with 22.4% of the world total.
How has the production of raw sugar in Barbados changed?
It fell by 61% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.4% for the world. The record was 204,000 t in 1967.
Does Barbados export or import raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)?
In 2024 Barbados reported exports of 391 t (USD 511,000) and imports of 1,453 t (USD 1.3 m), 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 2023 figure for Barbados is from an external organisation. 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.