Per capita diet composition in Barbados
Barbados: Per capita diet composition was 345.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
345.44
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
145th
of 192 countries
All-time high
345.44
in 2023
All-time low
239.42
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita diet composition in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 345.44 for per capita diet composition in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita diet composition in Barbados peaked at 345.44 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 239.42, in 1982.
Barbados ranks 145th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita diet composition in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 286.06 | — |
| 1962 | 283.85 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 285.62 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 270.2 | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 267.5 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 269.55 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 331.27 | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 275.47 | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 268.77 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 272.16 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 278.11 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 260.05 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 288.8 | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 274.34 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 278.7 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 277.95 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 273.77 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 279.57 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 262.72 | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 282.23 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 276.63 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 239.42 | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 263.15 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 273.07 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 278.24 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 295.87 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 300.9 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 286.54 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 280.01 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 296.09 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 303.16 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 303.92 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 282 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 286.82 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 258.58 | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 259.6 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 245.97 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 260.33 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 271.22 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 267.54 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 281.75 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 280.9 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 279.85 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 277.93 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 265.92 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 262.24 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 270.44 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 255.54 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 253.88 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 317.38 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 309.96 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 293.69 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 295.29 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 308.3 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 294.46 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 318.82 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 303.2 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 312.24 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 322.16 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 331.23 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 317.83 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 316.32 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 345.44 | +9.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 345.44 is below the median for high income countries, which is 374.03, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 345.44 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 376.03, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 282.03 | 267.5 | 331.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 274.62 | 260.05 | 288.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 277.61 | 239.42 | 300.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 276.77 | 245.97 | 303.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 269.6 | 253.88 | 281.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 307.55 | 293.69 | 322.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 327.71 | 316.32 | 345.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 per capita diet composition in Barbados?
- Per capita diet composition in Barbados was 345.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita diet composition recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 345.44 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita diet composition recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 239.42 in 1982.
- How does Barbados rank for per capita diet composition?
- Barbados ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita diet composition rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita diet composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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