Taro production in Barbados
In 2024 Barbados produced 88 t of taro, the 49th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.3%. The record was 772 t in 1966. Area harvested: 25 ha, yield 3.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 88 t
- World rank
- 49 of 52
- 10-year change
- −3.3%
- Record
- 772 t
- 1966
Taro in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Barbados compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.5
- world 7.5 (−53%)
- kg per person
- 0.31
- world 2.23
- 10-year change
- −3.3%
- world +59%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | French Polynesia | 188 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Bhutan | 120 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Barbados | 88 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Cook Islands | 22 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of taro
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 | 88 | +1.1% | 25 | 3.52 |
| 2023 | 87 | −1.1% | 25 | 3.48 |
| 2022 | 88 | 0.0% | 25 | 3.52 |
| 2021 | 88 | +1.1% | 25 | 3.52 |
| 2020 | 87 | −1.1% | 25 | 3.48 |
| 2019 | 88 | +1.1% | 25 | 3.52 |
| 2018 | 87 | +2.4% | 25 | 3.48 |
| 2017 | 85 | −7.6% | 25 | 3.40 |
| 2016 | 92 | +8.2% | 26 | 3.54 |
| 2015 | 85 | −6.6% | 24 | 3.54 |
| 2014 | 91 | −9.0% | 26 | 3.50 |
| 2013 | 100 | 0.0% | 28 | 3.57 |
| 2012 | 100 | +400% | 28 | 3.57 |
| 2011 | 20 | −91% | 6 | 3.33 |
| 2010 | 228 | +850% | 64 | 3.56 |
| 2009 | 24 | −41% | 7 | 3.43 |
| 2008 | 41 | −73% | 12 | 3.42 |
| 2007 | 151 | −3.8% | 44 | 3.43 |
| 2006 | 157 | −10% | 46 | 3.41 |
| 2005 | 175 | −13% | 51 | 3.43 |
| 2004 | 200 | −9.1% | 60 | 3.33 |
| 2003 | 220 | +10% | 55 | 4.00 |
| 2002 | 200 | +16% | 50 | 4.00 |
| 2001 | 172 | −4.4% | 45 | 3.82 |
| 2000 | 180 | +13% | 45 | 4.00 |
| 1999 | 160 | −11% | 40 | 4.00 |
| 1998 | 179 | −2.2% | 46 | 3.89 |
| 1997 | 183 | +4.6% | 48 | 3.81 |
| 1996 | 175 | +1.7% | 46 | 3.80 |
| 1995 | 172 | +45% | 45 | 3.82 |
| 1994 | 119 | −75% | 30 | 3.97 |
| 1993 | 479 | +174% | 90 | 5.32 |
| 1992 | 175 | −7.9% | 51 | 3.43 |
| 1991 | 190 | −23% | 55 | 3.45 |
| 1990 | 248 | +2.9% | 80 | 3.10 |
| 1989 | 241 | −31% | 100 | 2.41 |
| 1988 | 350 | −22% | 120 | 2.92 |
| 1987 | 450 | −18% | 150 | 3.00 |
| 1986 | 550 | 0.0% | 165 | 3.33 |
| 1985 | 550 | −8.3% | 165 | 3.33 |
| 1984 | 600 | 0.0% | 175 | 3.43 |
| 1983 | 600 | 0.0% | 175 | 3.43 |
| 1982 | 600 | 0.0% | 175 | 3.43 |
| 1981 | 600 | +1.7% | 175 | 3.43 |
| 1980 | 590 | 0.0% | 175 | 3.37 |
| 1979 | 590 | +1.7% | 175 | 3.37 |
| 1978 | 580 | 0.0% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1977 | 580 | 0.0% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1976 | 580 | 0.0% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1975 | 580 | 0.0% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1974 | 580 | 0.0% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1973 | 580 | 0.0% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1972 | 580 | +0.3% | 170 | 3.41 |
| 1971 | 578 | +5.1% | 170 | 3.40 |
| 1970 | 550 | +8.7% | 160 | 3.44 |
| 1969 | 506 | −26% | 150 | 3.37 |
| 1968 | 680 | −9.3% | 200 | 3.40 |
| 1967 | 750 | −2.8% | 220 | 3.41 |
| 1966 | 772 | +10% | 230 | 3.36 |
| 1965 | 700 | 0.0% | 200 | 3.50 |
| 1964 | 700 | 0.0% | 200 | 3.50 |
| 1963 | 700 | 0.0% | 200 | 3.50 |
| 1962 | 700 | 0.0% | 200 | 3.50 |
| 1961 | 700 | — | 200 | 3.50 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of taro in Barbados?
Barbados produced 88 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of taro?
Barbados ranked 49th of 52 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 47.3% of the world total.
How has the production of taro in Barbados changed?
It fell by 3.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +59% for the world. The record was 772 t in 1966.
What is the yield of taro in Barbados?
3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (88 t from 25 ha), against a world average of 7.5 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 estimated 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.