Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 11,666 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Jamaica is 11,666 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 22,197 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5,700 ha, in 1979.
That places Jamaica 57th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,270 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,145 ha | +39.5% |
| 1963 | 10,750 ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 10,990 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 11,120 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 11,430 ha | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 11,650 ha | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 12,050 ha | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 10,210 ha | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 9,650 ha | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 10,600 ha | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 11,330 ha | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 6,100 ha | -46.2% |
| 1974 | 7,700 ha | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 8,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,080 ha | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 7,660 ha | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 5,700 ha | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 7,900 ha | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 6,410 ha | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 6,600 ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 6,730 ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6,500 ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 9,700 ha | +49.2% |
| 1986 | 9,940 ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 11,200 ha | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 11,860 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 12,550 ha | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 12,076 ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 11,865 ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 12,463 ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 14,387 ha | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 21,640 ha | +50.4% |
| 1995 | 21,963 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 22,197 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 21,677 ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 20,956 ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 21,510 ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 20,916 ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 20,949 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 20,760 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 20,934 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 19,207 ha | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 16,898 ha | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 16,636 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 16,552 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 16,295 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 16,947 ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 15,619 ha | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 14,698 ha | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 13,860 ha | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 12,268 ha | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 11,216 ha | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 11,901 ha | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 11,921 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,612 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 11,540 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11,685 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 11,569 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11,814 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 12,414 ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 12,085 ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 11,666 ha | -3.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 11,666 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,320 ha, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 11,666 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,392 ha, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +50.4% | 14,387 ha | 21,640 ha |
| 1985 | +49.2% | 6,500 ha | 9,700 ha |
| 1973 | -46.2% | 11,330 ha | 6,100 ha |
| 1962 | +39.5% | 7,270 ha | 10,145 ha |
| 1980 | +38.6% | 5,700 ha | 7,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,624 ha | 7,270 ha | 12,050 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,182 ha | 5,700 ha | 11,330 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,939 ha | 6,410 ha | 12,550 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,073 ha | 11,865 ha | 22,197 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,609 ha | 16,295 ha | 20,949 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,632 ha | 11,216 ha | 15,619 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,910 ha | 11,569 ha | 12,414 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Jamaica was 11,666 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,197 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,700 ha in 1979.
- How does Jamaica rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 57th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.