Milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Milk production, per square kilometre was 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.58 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
59th
of 185 countries
All-time high
33.15 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
9.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados is 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 33.15 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Barbados 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.63 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 12.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 12.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 11.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 11.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 12.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 11.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 13.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 13.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 14.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 15.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 16.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 17.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 17.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 16.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 18.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 20.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 21.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 24.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 27.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 27.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 29.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 33.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 33.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 20.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1993 | 17.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 16.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 18.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 19.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 19.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 21.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 18.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 18.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 17.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 16.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 15.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 14.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 15.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 15.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 15.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 13.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 14.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 11.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 11.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 11.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 11.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 9.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.23 tonnes per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 29.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 56 Syria 11.25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 57 United States 11.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 58 Kenya 10.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 60 Rwanda 9.54 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 61 Dominica 9.32 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 9.27 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Barbados was 9.58 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 33.15 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.