Agriculture & Rural in Barbados

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% 2024 down 83.9% 173rd
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% 2024 down 22.4% 111th
Rural population 40.3% 2025 down 1.1% 90th
Rural population growth -0.3% 2025 down 254.9% 132nd
Rural population 113,898 2025 up 0.2% 169th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% 2024 down 10.3% 163rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 118.12 million current US$ 2024 up 19.9% 179th
Land under cereal production 0 hectares 2024 down 100.0% 178th
Cereal yield 2,793 kg per hectare 2024 up 3.5% 96th
Cereal production 1.1 metric tons 2024 down 98.6% 178th
Fertilizer consumption 32.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 75.7% 138th
Land area 430 sq. km 2023 unchanged 194th
Agricultural land 100 sq. km 2023 down 20.0% 183rd
Agricultural land 23.3% 2023 down 20.0% 140th
Arable land 7,000 hectares 2023 down 26.3% 173rd
Permanent cropland 2.3% 2023 unchanged 77th
Arable land 16.3% 2023 down 26.3% 64th
Arable land 0.0248 hectares per person 2023 down 27.5% 167th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.8% 2025 down 52.4% 165th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 1.7% 2025 down 59.1% 172nd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.2% 2025 down 56.9% 171st
Average precipitation in depth 1,422 mm per year 2022 unchanged 64th
Crop production index 108.33 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 24.6% 79th
Food production index 102.71 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 4.1% 118th
Livestock production index 100.84 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 6.2% 134th
Forest area 14.7% 2023 unchanged 143rd
Forest area 63 sq. km 2023 unchanged 191st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 67.7% 2022 unchanged 77th
Surface area 430 sq. km 2023 unchanged 195th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st