> In 2024 Barbados produced 332 t of yams, the 50th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 41%.

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# Yams production in Barbados

In 2024 Barbados produced 332 t of yams, the 50th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 41%. The record was 15,420 t in 1970. Area harvested: 27 ha, yield 12.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024332 t
World rank50 of 59
10-year change−41%
Record15,420 t1970

## Yams in Barbados, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Barbados compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha12.3world 8.4 (+46%)
kg per person1.18world 11.3
10-year change−41%world +42%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48 | [Burundi](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/burundi/) | 945 | 0.00% |
| 49 | [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/) | 671 | 0.00% |
| 50 | **Barbados** | 332 | 0.00% |
| 51 | [Saint Lucia](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/saint-lucia/) | 301 | 0.00% |
| 52 | [Grenada](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/grenada/) | 251 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 59 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/)

### Map of world production of yams

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 | 332 | −25% | 27 | 12.30 |
| 2023 | 440 | −56% | 36 | 12.22 |
| 2022 | 989 | +213% | 80 | 12.36 |
| 2021 | 316 | +61% | 25 | 12.64 |
| 2020 | 196 | −0.5% | 16 | 12.25 |
| 2019 | 197 | −43% | 16 | 12.31 |
| 2018 | 345 | +91% | 28 | 12.32 |
| 2017 | 181 | −52% | 15 | 12.07 |
| 2016 | 378 | −35% | 31 | 12.19 |
| 2015 | 578 | +1.9% | 48 | 12.04 |
| 2014 | 567 | −24% | 47 | 12.06 |
| 2013 | 749 | +115% | 64 | 11.70 |
| 2012 | 348 | +43% | 30 | 11.60 |
| 2011 | 243 | −70% | 20 | 12.15 |
| 2010 | 807 | −2.1% | 63 | 12.81 |
| 2009 | 824 | +194% | 65 | 12.68 |
| 2008 | 280 | −57% | 25 | 11.20 |
| 2007 | 647 | −19% | 62 | 10.44 |
| 2006 | 794 | −2.9% | 60 | 13.23 |
| 2005 | 818 | +36% | 65 | 12.58 |
| 2004 | 603 | −51% | 58 | 10.40 |
| 2003 | 1,220 | +250% | 91 | 13.41 |
| 2002 | 349 | −71% | 26 | 13.42 |
| 2001 | 1,200 | +4.3% | 90 | 13.33 |
| 2000 | 1,150 | +9.5% | 85 | 13.53 |
| 1999 | 1,050 | −22% | 80 | 13.13 |
| 1998 | 1,350 | +2.4% | 148 | 9.12 |
| 1997 | 1,319 | −12% | 147 | 8.97 |
| 1996 | 1,500 | −42% | 160 | 9.38 |
| 1995 | 2,570 | +119% | 280 | 9.18 |
| 1994 | 1,173 | −39% | 130 | 9.02 |
| 1993 | 1,927 | +23% | 210 | 9.18 |
| 1992 | 1,566 | −21% | 174 | 9.00 |
| 1991 | 1,989 | −25% | 221 | 9.00 |
| 1990 | 2,647 | +4.3% | 270 | 9.80 |
| 1989 | 2,538 | +86% | 260 | 9.76 |
| 1988 | 1,365 | −45% | 180 | 7.58 |
| 1987 | 2,462 | +24% | 273 | 9.02 |
| 1986 | 1,989 | −20% | 221 | 9.00 |
| 1985 | 2,493 | −22% | 327 | 7.62 |
| 1984 | 3,195 | −29% | 355 | 9.00 |
| 1983 | 4,500 | 0.0% | 250 | 18.00 |
| 1982 | 4,500 | +13% | 250 | 18.00 |
| 1981 | 4,000 | −48% | 221 | 18.10 |
| 1980 | 7,700 | +30% | 490 | 15.71 |
| 1979 | 5,909 | −14% | 586 | 10.08 |
| 1978 | 6,851 | +16% | 680 | 10.08 |
| 1977 | 5,896 | +2.0% | 470 | 12.54 |
| 1976 | 5,782 | −13% | 461 | 12.54 |
| 1975 | 6,610 | +30% | 527 | 12.54 |
| 1974 | 5,103 | −34% | 407 | 12.54 |
| 1973 | 7,766 | −36% | 619 | 12.55 |
| 1972 | 12,043 | −16% | 960 | 12.54 |
| 1971 | 14,349 | −6.9% | 1,144 | 12.54 |
| 1970 | 15,420 | +40% | 1,229 | 12.55 |
| 1969 | 11,004 | −21% | 1,100 | 10.00 |
| 1968 | 14,000 | +27% | 1,202 | 11.65 |
| 1967 | 11,000 | +27% | 1,000 | 11.00 |
| 1966 | 8,680 | −13% | 750 | 11.57 |
| 1965 | 10,000 | −28% | 900 | 11.11 |
| 1964 | 13,944 | +0.3% | 1,127 | 12.37 |
| 1963 | 13,908 | +5.9% | 1,007 | 13.81 |
| 1962 | 13,136 | +4.3% | 956 | 13.74 |
| 1961 | 12,600 | — | 1,009 | 12.49 |

## Trade, 2024

Imports58 t USD 24,000
Importer rank45 of 85
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of yams in Barbados?

Barbados produced 332 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Barbados rank in the world for production of yams?

Barbados ranked 50th of 59 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 70.7% of the world total.

### How has the production of yams in Barbados changed?

It fell by 41% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +42% for the world. The record was 15,420 t in 1970.

### What is the yield of yams in Barbados?

12.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (332 t from 27 ha), against a world average of 8.4 t/ha.

### Does Barbados export or import yams?

In 2024 Barbados reported no exports and imports of 58 t (USD 24,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### 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

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/nigeria/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/ghana/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/cote-divoire/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/benin/)[Togo](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/togo/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/india/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/cameroon/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/colombia/)[Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/papua-new-guinea/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/guinea/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/brazil/)[Gabon](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/gabon/)
[All countries producing yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/)

## 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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