FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All roots and tubers production in Barbados

In 2024 Barbados produced 2,874 t of all roots and tubers, the 175th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 18%. The record was 26,665 t in 1962. Area harvested: 147 ha, yield 19.6 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 2,874 t
World rank: 175 of 192
10-year change: +18%
Record: 26,665 t; 1962

All roots and tubers in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Barbados compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 19.6; world 13.1 (+49%)
kg per person: 10.2; world 116
10-year change: +18%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
173	French Polynesia	4,263	0.00%
174	Niue	3,433	0.00%
175	Barbados	2,874	0.00%
176	Bahamas	2,632	0.00%
177	Belize	2,298	0.00%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of roots and tubers

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	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	2,874	−22%	147	19.55
2023	3,688	−12%	183	20.15
2022	4,180	+72%	228	18.33
2021	2,434	−7.2%	133	18.30
2020	2,624	−8.3%	138	19.01
2019	2,863	+3.7%	144	19.88
2018	2,760	+44%	151	18.28
2017	1,913	−49%	110	17.39
2016	3,755	+58%	198	18.96
2015	2,377	−2.7%	149	15.95
2014	2,443	+1.4%	154	15.86
2013	2,410	+29%	164	14.70
2012	1,870	+73%	123	15.20
2011	1,078	−59%	65	16.58
2010	2,611	+7.6%	203	12.86
2009	2,427	+45%	148	16.40
2008	1,671	−35%	108	15.47
2007	2,581	−27%	231	11.17
2006	3,527	+7.7%	226	15.61
2005	3,276	+8.0%	221	14.82
2004	3,033	−32%	187	16.22
2003	4,462	+85%	336	13.28
2002	2,414	−45%	193	12.51
2001	4,402	−2.8%	325	13.54
2000	4,530	−14%	329	13.77
1999	5,260	−17%	372	14.14
1998	6,329	−9.0%	529	11.96
1997	6,952	−7.2%	633	10.98
1996	7,495	−14%	850	8.82
1995	8,727	+79%	1,020	8.56
1994	4,873	−8.9%	554	8.80
1993	5,350	−19%	605	8.84
1992	6,590	+23%	653	10.09
1991	5,353	−20%	592	9.04
1990	6,691	+4.3%	735	9.10
1989	6,416	+24%	735	8.73
1988	5,193	−30%	642	8.09
1987	7,450	+31%	889	8.38
1986	5,691	−6.2%	687	8.28
1985	6,069	−9.6%	778	7.80
1984	6,712	−35%	803	8.36
1983	10,360	+6.3%	795	13.03
1982	9,750	+14%	749	13.02
1981	8,530	−38%	657	12.98
1980	13,851	+44%	1,047	13.23
1979	9,638	−28%	1,102	8.75
1978	13,340	+7.8%	1,385	9.63
1977	12,375	+22%	1,171	10.57
1976	10,146	−19%	952	10.66
1975	12,534	+45%	1,173	10.69
1974	8,624	−36%	813	10.61
1973	13,394	−37%	1,236	10.84
1972	21,118	−6.3%	1,920	11.00
1971	22,539	+0.3%	2,017	11.17
1970	22,464	+30%	1,984	11.32
1969	17,258	−19%	1,810	9.53
1968	21,430	+10%	2,217	9.67
1967	19,450	+13%	2,145	9.07
1966	17,272	−3.5%	2,055	8.40
1965	17,900	−16%	2,123	8.43
1964	21,348	−8.9%	2,256	9.46
1963	23,437	−12%	2,304	10.17
1962	26,665	+15%	2,348	11.36
1961	23,280	—	2,436	9.56

Questions and answers

What is the production of roots and tubers in Barbados?

Barbados produced 2,874 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Barbados ranked 175th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

How has the production of roots and tubers in Barbados changed?

It rose by 18% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 26,665 t in 1962.

What is the yield of roots and tubers in Barbados?

19.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2,874 t from 147 ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

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 estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks 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.