Cassava, fresh — Yield in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 20,310 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Jamaica is 20,310 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Jamaica peaked at 21,250 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,385 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Jamaica 12th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,798 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,673 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 10,673 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10,975 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 11,272 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 7,385 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1967 | 11,174 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 1968 | 8,298 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 7,407 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 8,601 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 8,449 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 8,869 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 8,040 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 8,268 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 8,548 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 9,127 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 9,224 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 9,105 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 11,370 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 11,667 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 11,180 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 10,340 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 10,417 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11,664 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 11,300 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 12,302 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 12,415 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 12,227 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 11,722 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 11,910 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 12,027 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 15,119 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1993 | 18,665 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 19,538 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 20,502 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 20,870 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 18,888 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 19,195 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 19,019 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 18,105 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 18,857 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 18,858 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19,207 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 18,415 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 17,632 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 18,621 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 18,668 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18,599 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 18,635 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18,527 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18,890 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18,887 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,780 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18,399 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 18,456 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19,238 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 19,368 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20,105 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20,872 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 21,250 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 20,247 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 20,836 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 20,236 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 20,310 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 20,310 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,401 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 20,310 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,632 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +51.3% | 7,385 kg/ha | 11,174 kg/ha |
| 1966 | -34.5% | 11,272 kg/ha | 7,385 kg/ha |
| 1968 | -25.7% | 11,174 kg/ha | 8,298 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +25.7% | 12,027 kg/ha | 15,119 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,851 kg/ha | 7,385 kg/ha | 11,272 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,960 kg/ha | 8,040 kg/ha | 11,370 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,523 kg/ha | 10,340 kg/ha | 12,415 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,573 kg/ha | 11,910 kg/ha | 20,870 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,560 kg/ha | 17,632 kg/ha | 19,207 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,152 kg/ha | 18,399 kg/ha | 20,872 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,576 kg/ha | 20,236 kg/ha | 21,250 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 9 Cambodia 23,840 kg/ha compare
- 10 Suriname 23,194 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 20,937 kg/ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,153 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,128 kg/ha compare
- 13 Thailand 20,161 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 6,417 kg/ha compare
- 14 Barbados 19,870 kg/ha compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 7,996 kg/ha compare
- 15 Malaysia 18,692 kg/ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,582 kg/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 — yield in Jamaica?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Jamaica was 20,310 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 21,250 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,385 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Jamaica rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Jamaica ranks 12th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.