Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0029 ha per person for bananas — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0224 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per person, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 25th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0203 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0224 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0221 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0206 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0203 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.014 ha per person | -31.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0105 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0104 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0102 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.01 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0098 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0089 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0077 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.004 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 ha per person | -57.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 ha per person | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 ha per person | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.003 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.003 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 ha per person | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0224 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica?
- Bananas — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0224 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 25th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.