Bean yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bean yields was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.5641 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Jamaica is 1.05 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Jamaica peaked at 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5641 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 75th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7042 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7519 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7212 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7326 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.724 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6237 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5838 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5873 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6619 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7098 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8706 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8606 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.832 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8274 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8364 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7458 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7719 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9954 tonnes per hectare | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.938 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9814 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9633 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9836 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9502 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9864 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.05 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +30.2% | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | 0.9954 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | 0.7519 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6699 tonnes per hectare | 0.5838 tonnes per hectare | 0.7326 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8167 tonnes per hectare | 0.7458 tonnes per hectare | 0.8706 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.969 tonnes per hectare | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9502 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Jamaica?
- Bean yields in Jamaica was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5641 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for bean yields?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.