Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Capture fishery production, per square kilometre was 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
87th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.33 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9234 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9234 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8587 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8772 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8864 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9326 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9326 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9354 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9332 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9011 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9073 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8523 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7404 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7447 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8138 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8873 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9124 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9061 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8282 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre | -67.9% |
| 2001 | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +158.5% |
| 2002 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4745 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +158.5% | 0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -67.9% | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8967 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9354 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8989 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7404 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 84 Dominica 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 85 Lithuania 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 86 New Zealand 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 88 Mexico 0.9881 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 89 Aruba 0.9722 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nigeria 0.9391 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5115 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for capture fishery production, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fishery production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery 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.
Capture fishery production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- 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
Capture fishery 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.