Beer of barley, malted — Production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Beer of barley, malted — Production was 40,900 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beer of barley, malted — Production in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 40,900 t for beer of barley, malted — production in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer of barley, malted — production in Jamaica peaked at 95,000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17,766 t, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 114th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beer of barley, malted — Production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,766 t | — |
| 1962 | 20,661 t | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 19,039 t | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 22,525 t | +18.3% |
| 1965 | 26,612 t | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 29,449 t | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 31,113 t | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 33,531 t | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 40,087 t | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 43,246 t | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 43,000 t | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 50,606 t | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 56,702 t | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 57,802 t | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 66,266 t | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 60,611 t | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 55,783 t | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 61,252 t | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 51,487 t | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 63,612 t | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 56,306 t | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 58,143 t | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 60,434 t | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 51,747 t | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 56,761 t | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 63,248 t | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 69,970 t | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 74,069 t | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 77,593 t | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 78,411 t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 71,492 t | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 80,416 t | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 78,116 t | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 70,966 t | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 65,784 t | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 68,966 t | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 67,434 t | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 66,933 t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 65,573 t | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 69,865 t | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 78,566 t | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 77,551 t | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75,189 t | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 76,522 t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 83,241 t | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 86,955 t | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 86,948 t | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 85,987 t | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90,000 t | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 93,000 t | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 95,000 t | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90,000 t | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 41,500 t | -53.9% |
| 2022 | 40,500 t | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40,900 t | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,754 t | 17,766 t | 40,087 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,676 t | 43,000 t | 66,266 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,188 t | 51,747 t | 77,593 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,409 t | 65,573 t | 80,416 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,082 t | 69,865 t | 90,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,800 t | 93,000 t | 95,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,225 t | 40,500 t | 90,000 t | 4 |
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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 beer of barley, malted — production in Jamaica?
- Beer of barley, malted — production in Jamaica was 40,900 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 95,000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,766 t in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for beer of barley, malted — production?
- Jamaica ranks 114th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer of barley, malted — production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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, published as part of Beer of barley, malted — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.