Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Sugar cane production
Barbados
64,871 tonnes
in 2024
Puerto Rico
40,000 tonnes
in 2002
Barbados rank
84th
Puerto Rico rank
87th
Sugar cane production over time
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 64,871 tonnes against 40,000 tonnes in Puerto Rico, a difference of 24,871 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.6 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Barbados ranks 84th and Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 million tonnes | 7.99 million tonnes | 6.44 million tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.05 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 814,280 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 521,175 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 505,927 tonnes | 529,838 tonnes | 23,911 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 461,282 tonnes | 40,333 tonnes | 420,949 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
- Barbados, at 64,871 tonnes against 40,000 tonnes in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 24,871 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2002.
- How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Barbados ranks 84th and Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar cane production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.