Caribbean vs Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number
Caribbean
52.58
in 2024
Jamaica
129.08
in 2024
Caribbean rank
23rd
Jamaica rank
22nd
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number over time
- Caribbean
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 129.08 against 52.58 in Caribbean, a difference of 76.5.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.5 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 22nd of 25 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.83 | 30.42 | 30.41 | Caribbean |
| 1970s | 70.94 | 47.46 | 23.48 | Caribbean |
| 1980s | 61.1 | 57.86 | 3.24 | Caribbean |
| 1990s | 51.8 | 60.37 | 8.57 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 71.54 | 57.92 | 13.62 | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 93.99 | 98.84 | 4.84 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 53.27 | 127.44 | 74.17 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — gross production index number, Caribbean or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 129.08 against 52.58 in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — gross production index number between Caribbean and Jamaica?
- 76.5, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Jamaica rank globally for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 22nd of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.