Cocoa bean yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2783 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cocoa bean 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
Jamaica recorded 0.2783 tonnes per hectare for cocoa bean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Jamaica peaked at 0.708 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2495 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
That places Jamaica 44th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4094 tonnes per hectare | 0.3293 tonnes per hectare | 0.4842 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.466 tonnes per hectare | 0.4081 tonnes per hectare | 0.5006 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5197 tonnes per hectare | 0.308 tonnes per hectare | 0.708 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.4612 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3616 tonnes per hectare | 0.2973 tonnes per hectare | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3029 tonnes per hectare | 0.2495 tonnes per hectare | 0.3666 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2843 tonnes per hectare | 0.2783 tonnes per hectare | 0.2884 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Jamaica?
- Cocoa bean yields in Jamaica was 0.2783 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.708 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2495 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.