Cocoa bean yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2783 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2783 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.708 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
All-time low
0.2495 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Cocoa bean yields in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4003 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3803 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3293 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4263 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4005 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4842 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4823 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4081 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.468 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5006 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4648 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4494 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4944 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4572 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4553 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4867 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4867 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.688 tonnes per hectare | +41.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5004 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6113 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5347 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.708 tonnes per hectare | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3442 tonnes per hectare | -51.4% |
| 1989 | 0.308 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4612 tonnes per hectare | +49.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3857 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3839 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.382 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3896 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3984 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4397 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4468 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.395 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2973 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4107 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3686 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3561 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3056 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3306 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare | +65.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2985 tonnes per hectare | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3166 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2495 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3666 tonnes per hectare | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2624 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3037 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3029 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2997 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3015 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2949 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.288 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2884 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2875 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2854 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2819 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2783 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2783 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2783 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +65.5% | 0.3306 tonnes per hectare | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.