Cigarettes — Import quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 979.96 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 979.96 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Jamaica peaked at 1,312 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 378 t, in 2011.
Jamaica ranks 86th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 742 t | — |
| 2011 | 378 t | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 829 t | +119.3% |
| 2013 | 638 t | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 525.05 t | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 541.55 t | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,160 t | +114.2% |
| 2017 | 1,078 t | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 708 t | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 918 t | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 582.29 t | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 413.07 t | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 1,312 t | +217.6% |
| 2023 | 979.96 t | -25.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 979.96 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 807.68 t, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 979.96 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 385.43 t, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cigarettes — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +217.6% | 413.07 t | 1,312 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 751.79 t | 378 t | 1,160 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 821.76 t | 413.07 t | 1,312 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 83 Cameroon 1,105 t compare
- 84 Switzerland 1,094 t compare
- 85 Montenegro 1,022 t compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 970.92 t compare
- 88 Cyprus 879.55 t compare
- 89 Guyana 865.95 t 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 cigarettes — import quantity in Jamaica?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Jamaica was 979.96 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,312 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 378 t in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. 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 Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.