Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 1,038 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,038 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 3,307 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 723 ha, in 2002.
That places Jamaica 64th out of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 840 ha | — |
| 1962 | 850 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 800 ha | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 815 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1,668 ha | +104.7% |
| 1967 | 1,370 ha | -17.9% |
| 1968 | 1,015 ha | -25.9% |
| 1969 | 1,519 ha | +49.7% |
| 1970 | 2,344 ha | +54.3% |
| 1971 | 2,061 ha | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 2,396 ha | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 1,865 ha | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 1,785 ha | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 2,181 ha | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 2,293 ha | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 3,045 ha | +32.8% |
| 1978 | 3,307 ha | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 2,515 ha | -23.9% |
| 1980 | 1,988 ha | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 1,957 ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1,640 ha | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 1,650 ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,687 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1,580 ha | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 1,343 ha | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 1,371 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,110 ha | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 864 ha | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 991 ha | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 1,007 ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,012 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,128 ha | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 973 ha | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 851 ha | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 976 ha | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 726 ha | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 780 ha | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 913 ha | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 849 ha | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 781 ha | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 723 ha | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 898 ha | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 910 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 750 ha | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 951 ha | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 992 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 806 ha | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 751 ha | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 998 ha | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 1,087 ha | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 954 ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 925 ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 900 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,072 ha | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 1,134 ha | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,072 ha | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1,136 ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,271 ha | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 1,498 ha | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 1,189 ha | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 1,037 ha | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 972 ha | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1,038 ha | +6.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,038 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,038 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,628 ha, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,081 ha | 800 ha | 1,668 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,379 ha | 1,785 ha | 3,307 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,519 ha | 864 ha | 1,988 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 935.7 ha | 726 ha | 1,128 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 841.1 ha | 723 ha | 992 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,055 ha | 900 ha | 1,271 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,147 ha | 972 ha | 1,498 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 61 Panama 1,505 ha compare
- 62 El Salvador 1,474 ha compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 1,054 ha compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 625 ha compare
- 66 Tonga 463 ha compare
- 67 China, Taiwan Province of 326 ha 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Jamaica was 1,038 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,307 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 723 ha in 2002.
- How does Jamaica rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 64th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. 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.