Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 22,749 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Jamaica is 22,749 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 60,000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15,400 ha, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 26th out of 84 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.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 35,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40,900 ha | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 49,000 ha | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 51,000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 50,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 53,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 50,000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 51,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 40,491 ha | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 35,000 ha | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 51,000 ha | +45.7% |
| 2003 | 51,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 56,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 60,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 48,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 15,400 ha | -67.9% |
| 2011 | 15,600 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15,800 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15,900 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15,700 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15,900 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16,100 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15,900 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16,400 ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16,700 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 22,026 ha | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 22,568 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 22,749 ha | +0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 22,749 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 7.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 22,749 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,640 ha, 8.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,500 ha | 35,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,990 ha | 35,000 ha | 55,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,049 ha | 35,000 ha | 60,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,870 ha | 15,400 ha | 16,400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,109 ha | 16,500 ha | 22,749 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Jamaica was 22,749 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,400 ha in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — 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.