Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 1.14 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.14
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
157th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.16
in 1977
All-time low
0.8683
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961β2023
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Jamaica, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.14 for cereal yield vs gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Jamaica peaked at 2.16 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.8683, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 157th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 0.8683 | 1.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 1.11 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 | 1.3 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 | 1.12 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas β Production 62,998 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Jamaica?
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Jamaica was 1.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8683 in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for cereal yield vs gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).