> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202464,871 t
World rank79 of 94
10-year change−59%
Record1.9 million t1967

## Sugar cane in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Barbados compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha41.1world 72.5 (−43%)
kg per person230world 238
10-year change−59%world +2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 77 | [Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/sierra-leone/) | 83,182 | 0.00% |
| 78 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/benin/) | 80,553 | 0.00% |
| 79 | **Barbados** | 64,871 | 0.00% |
| 80 | [Bahamas](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/bahamas/) | 63,848 | 0.00% |
| 81 | [Afghanistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/afghanistan/) | 53,326 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

### Map of world production of sugar cane

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 | 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

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/pakistan/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/thailand/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/mexico/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/indonesia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/colombia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/united-states/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/australia/)[Guatemala](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/guatemala/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/philippines/)
[All countries producing sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

## Other products of Barbados

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[Agricultural production in Barbados](https://husfarm.com/production/country/barbados/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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