Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0007 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 11th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | +31.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 ha per person | +278.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | +60.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | +34.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 ha per person | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 4.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +278.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 8 Dominica 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 9 Tajikistan 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 12 Bhutan 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 14 Lithuania 0.0005 ha per person compare
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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 11th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested 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
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.