Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 31 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Barbados stood at 31 percent.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 34 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30 percent, in 2011.
That places Barbados 143rd out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34 percent | — |
| 2002 | 34 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33 percent | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 percent | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 percent | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 percent | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 31 percent | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 percent | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31 percent | -3.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 31 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 31 percent, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 31 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39 percent, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.67 percent | 31 percent | 34 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.2 percent | 30 percent | 32 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5 percent | 31 percent | 32 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 31 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 34 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 percent in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 143rd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.