Bananas — Production, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bananas — Production, per square kilometre was 6.5 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica is 6.5 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 22.2 t per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3.34 t per square kilometre, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 20th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.28 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 16.94 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 18.4 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 19.72 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 22.06 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 22.2 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 21.63 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 18.28 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1969 | 18.1 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 18.01 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 17.27 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 17.45 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 15.6 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 12.19 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1975 | 11.73 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 12.93 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 14.77 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 14.77 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15.7 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 12.93 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 13.85 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 14.77 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 14.77 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.31 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 13.85 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 13.39 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 12.93 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 12.47 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 12 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 11.79 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.37 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 12 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 11.54 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.08 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 12 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 12.47 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 12 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 11.08 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 10.34 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 9.42 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 9.97 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 10.06 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.62 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 11.54 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 9.63 t per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 7.96 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 7.72 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.34 t per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2009 | 4.87 t per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 4.95 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.31 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 4.38 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.44 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 4.76 t per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 5.06 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 5.42 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 5.98 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 6.13 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.88 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.75 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.98 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 6.73 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.5 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.29 t per square kilometre | 16.28 t per square kilometre | 22.2 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.04 t per square kilometre | 11.73 t per square kilometre | 18.01 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.53 t per square kilometre | 12 t per square kilometre | 14.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.67 t per square kilometre | 10.34 t per square kilometre | 12.47 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 t per square kilometre | 3.34 t per square kilometre | 11.54 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 t per square kilometre | 3.44 t per square kilometre | 6.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 t per square kilometre | 5.75 t per square kilometre | 6.73 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Bananas — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 6.5 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 t per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest bananas — production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 t per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for bananas — production, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.