Bahamas vs Barbados: Sweet potato production
Bahamas
1,812 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados
1,993 tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
93rd
Barbados rank
92nd
Sweet potato production over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,993 tonnes against 1,812 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 181 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Barbados ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205.56 tonnes | 7,405 tonnes | 7,200 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 280 tonnes | 4,584 tonnes | 4,304 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 343 tonnes | 3,044 tonnes | 2,701 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 282.34 tonnes | 3,518 tonnes | 3,236 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 984.84 tonnes | 1,868 tonnes | 883.46 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,679 tonnes | 1,438 tonnes | 240.9 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1,822 tonnes | 2,039 tonnes | 216.72 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 1,993 tonnes against 1,812 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 181 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Barbados ranks 92nd of 120 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.