Sugar cane production in Bahamas
Bahamas: Sugar cane production was 63,848 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63,848
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
85th
of 110 countries
All-time high
75,000
in 2001
All-time low
2,000
in 1971
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Sugar cane production in Bahamas, 1966–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane production in Bahamas is 63,848, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Bahamas peaked at 75,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 1971.
That places Bahamas 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 10,000 | — |
| 1967 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 14,500 | -27.5% |
| 1969 | 8,500 | -41.4% |
| 1970 | 27,000 | +217.6% |
| 1971 | 2,000 | -92.6% |
| 1972 | 38,000 | +1800.0% |
| 1973 | 35,000 | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 38,000 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 46,000 | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 60,000 | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 49,000 | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 38,000 | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 37,000 | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 52,000 | +40.5% |
| 1982 | 55,000 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 33,000 | -40.0% |
| 1984 | 50,000 | +51.5% |
| 1985 | 35,000 | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 30,000 | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42,000 | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 55,000 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 60,000 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 45,000 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 35,000 | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 50,000 | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 55,000 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 35,000 | -36.4% |
| 1996 | 45,000 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 35,000 | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 45,000 | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 50,000 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 62,500 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 75,000 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 55,000 | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 50,000 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57,500 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59,488 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60,355 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60,948 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61,371 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61,739 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62,251 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62,966 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 63,490 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 63,016 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 63,432 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 63,848 | +0.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 63,848 is above the median for high income countries, which is 63,848, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 63,848 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.85 million, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane production in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +1800.0% | 2,000 | 38,000 |
| 1970 | +217.6% | 8,500 | 27,000 |
| 1967 | +100.0% | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 1971 | -92.6% | 27,000 | 2,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,250 | 8,500 | 20,000 | 4 |
| 1970s | 37,300 | 2,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,900 | 30,000 | 55,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,500 | 35,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,250 | 50,000 | 75,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,615 | 57,500 | 62,251 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,351 | 62,966 | 63,848 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 82 Sierra Leone 83,182 compare
- 83 Benin 80,553 compare
- 84 Barbados 64,871 compare
- 86 Afghanistan 53,326 compare
- 87 Puerto Rico 40,000 compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24,000 compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Bahamas?
- Sugar cane production in Bahamas was 63,848 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 1971.
- How does Bahamas rank for sugar cane production?
- Bahamas ranks 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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