Bean yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bean yields was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 74th of 132 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.
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 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (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 74th out of 132 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.