Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cow peas, dry — Area harvested was 250 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cow peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica stood at 250 ha.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 1,888 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 188 ha, in 2005.
Jamaica ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 295 ha | — |
| 1962 | 305 ha | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 320 ha | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 250 ha | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 480 ha | +92.0% |
| 1967 | 730 ha | +52.1% |
| 1968 | 717 ha | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 486 ha | -32.2% |
| 1970 | 433 ha | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 563 ha | +30.0% |
| 1972 | 611 ha | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 516 ha | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 708 ha | +37.2% |
| 1975 | 927 ha | +30.9% |
| 1976 | 657 ha | -29.1% |
| 1977 | 901 ha | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 1,888 ha | +109.5% |
| 1979 | 1,076 ha | -43.0% |
| 1980 | 1,002 ha | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 867 ha | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 726 ha | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 1,054 ha | +45.2% |
| 1984 | 1,034 ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 864 ha | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 635 ha | -26.5% |
| 1987 | 1,173 ha | +84.7% |
| 1988 | 546 ha | -53.5% |
| 1989 | 469 ha | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 478 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 486 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 417 ha | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 455 ha | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 377 ha | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 353 ha | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 301 ha | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 323 ha | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 309 ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 270 ha | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 267 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 224 ha | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 256 ha | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 205 ha | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 188 ha | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 215 ha | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 228 ha | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 210 ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 195 ha | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 196 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 222 ha | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 244 ha | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 271 ha | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 270 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 290 ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 300 ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 298 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 287 ha | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 287 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 320 ha | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 319 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 291 ha | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 250 ha | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 431.44 ha | 250 ha | 730 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 828 ha | 433 ha | 1,888 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 837 ha | 469 ha | 1,173 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 399.9 ha | 301 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 225.8 ha | 188 ha | 270 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.8 ha | 196 ha | 300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 293.4 ha | 250 ha | 320 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 35 Eswatini 1,950 ha compare
- 36 Egypt 1,922 ha compare
- 37 Croatia 938 ha compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 200 ha compare
- 40 Philippines 173 ha compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 168 ha 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cow peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Cow peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica was 250 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,888 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 188 ha in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for cow peas, dry — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cow peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cow peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.