Cereal yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cereal yields was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.34 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
154th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.16 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
All-time low
0.8683 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Jamaica is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Jamaica peaked at 2.16 tonnes per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.8683 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8683 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9329 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 1969 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1970 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 1975 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1979 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8683 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 cereal yields in Jamaica?
- Cereal yields in Jamaica was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8683 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for cereal yields?
- Jamaica ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.