Sugar cane production in Barbados
In 2024 Barbados produced 64,871 t of sugar cane, the 79th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 59%. The record was 1.9 million t in 1967. Area harvested: 1,580 ha, yield 41.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 64,871 t
- World rank
- 79 of 94
- 10-year change
- −59%
- Record
- 1.9 million t
- 1967
Sugar cane in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Barbados compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 41.1
- world 72.5 (−43%)
- kg per person
- 230
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −59%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 83,182 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Benin | 80,553 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Barbados | 64,871 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Bahamas | 63,848 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 53,326 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 64,871 | −31% | 1,580 | 41.06 |
| 2023 | 94,000 | −2.0% | 2,309 | 40.71 |
| 2022 | 95,955 | +4.2% | 2,551 | 37.61 |
| 2021 | 92,129 | +0.8% | 1,799 | 51.21 |
| 2020 | 91,389 | +8.0% | 2,177 | 41.98 |
| 2019 | 84,589 | −42% | 2,952 | 28.65 |
| 2018 | 146,831 | +12% | 2,885 | 50.89 |
| 2017 | 131,194 | +57% | 2,756 | 47.60 |
| 2016 | 83,369 | −28% | 1,733 | 48.11 |
| 2015 | 116,105 | −27% | 3,116 | 37.26 |
| 2014 | 159,607 | −7.8% | 3,822 | 41.76 |
| 2013 | 173,085 | −33% | 4,240 | 40.82 |
| 2012 | 258,600 | −9.4% | 4,940 | 52.35 |
| 2011 | 285,410 | +10% | 5,480 | 52.08 |
| 2010 | 258,800 | −27% | 5,500 | 47.05 |
| 2009 | 356,700 | +15% | 6,800 | 52.46 |
| 2008 | 310,700 | −12% | 6,900 | 45.03 |
| 2007 | 353,500 | +1.5% | 6,300 | 56.11 |
| 2006 | 348,300 | −21% | 6,700 | 51.99 |
| 2005 | 442,400 | +22% | 7,100 | 62.31 |
| 2004 | 361,237 | −0.9% | 6,993 | 51.66 |
| 2003 | 364,555 | −13% | 7,400 | 49.26 |
| 2002 | 417,847 | −0.5% | 7,952 | 52.55 |
| 2001 | 420,000 | −23% | 8,300 | 50.60 |
| 2000 | 546,000 | +4.6% | 8,700 | 62.76 |
| 1999 | 522,000 | +16% | 8,200 | 63.66 |
| 1998 | 448,700 | −21% | 8,400 | 53.42 |
| 1997 | 570,872 | +6.7% | 8,949 | 63.79 |
| 1996 | 534,900 | +50% | 8,909 | 60.04 |
| 1995 | 357,200 | −23% | 8,127 | 43.95 |
| 1994 | 463,700 | +5.1% | 10,233 | 45.31 |
| 1993 | 441,000 | −16% | 7,900 | 55.82 |
| 1992 | 527,900 | −10% | 9,200 | 57.38 |
| 1991 | 587,000 | −3.1% | 10,339 | 56.78 |
| 1990 | 606,000 | +8.2% | 10,480 | 57.82 |
| 1989 | 560,000 | −20% | 11,123 | 50.35 |
| 1988 | 699,000 | +1.5% | 11,500 | 60.78 |
| 1987 | 689,000 | −24% | 12,800 | 53.83 |
| 1986 | 908,200 | +14% | 13,900 | 65.34 |
| 1985 | 793,500 | −2.4% | 13,900 | 57.09 |
| 1984 | 812,800 | +15% | 14,100 | 57.65 |
| 1983 | 705,000 | −12% | 14,062 | 50.14 |
| 1982 | 804,300 | −17% | 15,782 | 50.96 |
| 1981 | 966,000 | −20% | 15,800 | 61.14 |
| 1980 | 1,205,000 | +15% | 16,100 | 74.84 |
| 1979 | 1,052,000 | +18% | 15,880 | 66.25 |
| 1978 | 895,000 | −14% | 15,854 | 56.45 |
| 1977 | 1,045,000 | +14% | 15,765 | 66.29 |
| 1976 | 918,500 | +8.6% | 15,890 | 57.80 |
| 1975 | 845,400 | −12% | 16,106 | 52.49 |
| 1974 | 956,100 | −8.1% | 16,769 | 57.02 |
| 1973 | 1,040,000 | −1.9% | 18,743 | 55.49 |
| 1972 | 1,059,700 | −14% | 17,768 | 59.64 |
| 1971 | 1,233,500 | −15% | 19,722 | 62.54 |
| 1970 | 1,456,000 | +13% | 20,144 | 72.28 |
| 1969 | 1,284,300 | −7.7% | 20,234 | 63.47 |
| 1968 | 1,391,000 | −25% | 20,640 | 67.39 |
| 1967 | 1,855,300 | +17% | 21,043 | 88.17 |
| 1966 | 1,584,000 | −10.0% | 20,640 | 76.74 |
| 1965 | 1,760,000 | +17% | 20,670 | 85.15 |
| 1964 | 1,500,000 | −12% | 20,577 | 72.90 |
| 1963 | 1,708,996 | +17% | 18,707 | 91.36 |
| 1962 | 1,458,032 | +4.1% | 19,829 | 73.53 |
| 1961 | 1,400,117 | — | 19,829 | 70.61 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Barbados?
Barbados produced 64,871 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Barbados ranked 79th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Barbados changed?
It fell by 59% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 1.9 million t in 1967.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Barbados?
41.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (64,871 t from 1,580 ha), against a world average of 72.5 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.