Cereal production in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Cereal production was 1,261 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Caribbean small states, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 1,261 metric tons for cereal production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.9% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Caribbean small states peaked at 1.43 million metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,261 metric tons, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 342,777 metric tons | 259,187 metric tons | 410,136 metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 459,044 metric tons | 324,942 metric tons | 615,869 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 586,628 metric tons | 539,181 metric tons | 639,940 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 698,556 metric tons | 407,791 metric tons | 863,604 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 739,948 metric tons | 667,051 metric tons | 882,537 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million metric tons | 893,298 metric tons | 1.42 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million metric tons | 1,261 metric tons | 1.43 million metric tons | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean small states
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 314 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,009 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 241.04 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Caribbean small states?
- Cereal production in Caribbean small states was 1,261 metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,261 metric tons in 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean small states data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.