Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 1,774 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Jamaica stood at 1,774 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 9,712 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,359 ha, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 156th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,712 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,579 ha | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 8,619 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5,960 ha | -30.9% |
| 1965 | 4,816 ha | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 5,985 ha | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 3,590 ha | -40.0% |
| 1968 | 3,980 ha | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 3,710 ha | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 3,663 ha | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 4,353 ha | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 4,049 ha | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 3,575 ha | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 6,526 ha | +82.5% |
| 1975 | 7,400 ha | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 7,090 ha | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 4,893 ha | -31.0% |
| 1978 | 6,044 ha | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 4,685 ha | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 3,799 ha | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 3,851 ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2,951 ha | -23.4% |
| 1983 | 3,690 ha | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 4,430 ha | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 4,391 ha | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 5,173 ha | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 4,592 ha | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 2,366 ha | -48.5% |
| 1989 | 2,648 ha | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 2,134 ha | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 2,697 ha | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 2,902 ha | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 2,266 ha | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 2,903 ha | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 2,862 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,959 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2,716 ha | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 1,938 ha | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 1,773 ha | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 1,553 ha | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 1,750 ha | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 1,496 ha | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 1,672 ha | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 1,359 ha | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 1,536 ha | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1,542 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,422 ha | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 1,543 ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1,907 ha | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 2,073 ha | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 2,188 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2,433 ha | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 2,496 ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,206 ha | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 2,069 ha | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 2,159 ha | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2,185 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,896 ha | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 1,829 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,811 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,898 ha | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2,087 ha | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 2,009 ha | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,774 ha | -11.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,774 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,774 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,106 ha | 3,590 ha | 9,712 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,228 ha | 3,575 ha | 7,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,789 ha | 2,366 ha | 5,173 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,515 ha | 1,773 ha | 2,959 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,578 ha | 1,359 ha | 1,907 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,153 ha | 1,829 ha | 2,496 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,916 ha | 1,774 ha | 2,087 ha | 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Jamaica was 1,774 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9,712 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,359 ha in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 156th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.