Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Barbados
Barbados: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,793 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Barbados stood at 2,793 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Barbados peaked at 3,200 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,571 kg per hectare, in 1992.
That places Barbados 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,635 kg per hectare | 2,571 kg per hectare | 2,750 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,680 kg per hectare | 2,604 kg per hectare | 2,827 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,855 kg per hectare | 2,696 kg per hectare | 3,200 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,808 kg per hectare | 2,793 kg per hectare | 2,832 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.297 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0943 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0943 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1087 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 28.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4898 (2023)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Barbados?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Barbados was 2,793 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,200 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,571 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Barbados rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Barbados ranks 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.