Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Jamaica
Jamaica: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0101 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Jamaica is 0.0101 An per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Jamaica peaked at 0.037 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 An per person, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.037 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0342 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0335 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0342 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0331 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0347 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0334 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0297 An per person | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0292 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0307 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0322 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0329 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0331 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0326 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0276 An per person | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0274 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.03 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0312 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0298 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0289 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0269 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0288 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0315 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.033 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0348 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0294 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0285 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0272 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0246 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0231 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.023 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.025 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 An per person | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 An per person | -43.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 An per person | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 An per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.008 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 An per person | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.009 An per person | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.009 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 An per person | -4.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0101 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0353 An per person, 28% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0101 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0288 An per person, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -43.0% | 0.0185 An per person | 0.0105 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0342 An per person | 0.0331 An per person | 0.037 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 An per person | 0.0274 An per person | 0.0336 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0287 An per person | 0.0263 An per person | 0.0312 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0287 An per person | 0.0237 An per person | 0.0348 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 An per person | 0.0077 An per person | 0.025 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 An per person | 0.0074 An per person | 0.0099 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0102 An per person | 0.0097 An per person | 0.0105 An per person | 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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Jamaica?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Jamaica was 0.0101 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.037 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 An per person in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.