String beans production in Barbados
In 2024 Barbados produced 161 t of string beans, the 18th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 48%. The record was 1,948 t in 1995. Area harvested: 191 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 161 t
- World rank
- 18 of 20
- 10-year change
- +48%
- Record
- 1,948 t
- 1995
String beans in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Barbados compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.8
- world 9.5 (−91%)
- kg per person
- 0.57
- world 0.15
- 10-year change
- +48%
- world −35%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,888 | 0.41% |
| 17 | Egypt | 311 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Barbados | 161 | 0.01% |
| 19 | Grenada | 30 | 0.00% |
| 20 | French Polynesia | 23 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of string beans
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 | 161 | −24% | 191 | 0.84 |
| 2023 | 211 | +26% | 249 | 0.85 |
| 2022 | 168 | +54% | 195 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 109 | −68% | 121 | 0.90 |
| 2020 | 336 | +11% | 325 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 304 | +4.5% | 300 | 1.01 |
| 2018 | 291 | +9.8% | 300 | 0.97 |
| 2017 | 265 | +107% | 260 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 128 | −15% | 135 | 0.95 |
| 2015 | 150 | +38% | 180 | 0.83 |
| 2014 | 109 | −2.7% | 170 | 0.64 |
| 2013 | 112 | −50% | 118 | 0.95 |
| 2012 | 226 | −16% | 200 | 1.13 |
| 2011 | 270 | +22% | 127 | 2.13 |
| 2010 | 222 | −59% | 75 | 2.96 |
| 2009 | 537 | −32% | 140 | 3.84 |
| 2008 | 784 | −29% | 148 | 5.30 |
| 2007 | 1,100 | +4.8% | 195 | 5.64 |
| 2006 | 1,050 | +6.1% | 190 | 5.53 |
| 2005 | 990 | +3.1% | 180 | 5.50 |
| 2004 | 960 | +3.2% | 175 | 5.49 |
| 2003 | 930 | +3.3% | 170 | 5.47 |
| 2002 | 900 | +5.9% | 165 | 5.45 |
| 2001 | 850 | +1.2% | 160 | 5.31 |
| 2000 | 840 | −4.8% | 158 | 5.32 |
| 1999 | 882 | +6.9% | 166 | 5.31 |
| 1998 | 825 | +0.1% | 154 | 5.36 |
| 1997 | 824 | −52% | 155 | 5.32 |
| 1996 | 1,700 | −13% | 280 | 6.07 |
| 1995 | 1,948 | +298% | 302 | 6.45 |
| 1994 | 490 | −35% | 85 | 5.76 |
| 1993 | 750 | −28% | 130 | 5.77 |
| 1992 | 1,035 | +25% | 170 | 6.09 |
| 1991 | 831 | +86% | 150 | 5.54 |
| 1990 | 446 | −14% | 80 | 5.58 |
| 1989 | 521 | −9.7% | 90 | 5.79 |
| 1988 | 577 | +5.7% | 100 | 5.77 |
| 1987 | 546 | +33% | 90 | 6.07 |
| 1986 | 409 | +20% | 80 | 5.11 |
| 1985 | 340 | −11% | 60 | 5.67 |
| 1984 | 384 | −28% | 70 | 5.49 |
| 1983 | 533 | +4.7% | 100 | 5.33 |
| 1982 | 509 | −0.2% | 90 | 5.66 |
| 1981 | 510 | — | 90 | 5.67 |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of string beans in Barbados?
Barbados produced 161 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of string beans?
Barbados ranked 18th of 20 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 40.5% of the world total.
How has the production of string beans in Barbados changed?
It rose by 48% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 1,948 t in 1995.
What is the yield of string beans in Barbados?
0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (161 t from 191 ha), against a world average of 9.5 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 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.