Eggs Primary — Laying in Jamaica
Jamaica: Eggs Primary — Laying was 994 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Laying in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 994 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Jamaica peaked at 3,300 1000 An in 1987 and was at its lowest, 630 1000 An, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 139th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 630 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 710 1000 An | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 700 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 700 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 770 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1,160 1000 An | +50.6% |
| 1967 | 1,550 1000 An | +33.6% |
| 1968 | 1,650 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 1,970 1000 An | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 1,990 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,600 1000 An | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 1,830 1000 An | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 1,960 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 2,100 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 2,200 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 2,300 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 2,380 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2,450 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2,550 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 2,600 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,650 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3,000 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 3,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,400 1000 An | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 2,700 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 3,300 1000 An | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 3,000 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 915 1000 An | -69.5% |
| 1990 | 1,145 1000 An | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 1,010 1000 An | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 1,047 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 917 1000 An | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 935 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,008 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1,065 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1,187 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 1,359 1000 An | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 1,263 1000 An | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 972 1000 An | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 1,300 1000 An | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 1,200 1000 An | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1,150 1000 An | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,100 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 850 1000 An | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 1,450 1000 An | +70.6% |
| 2007 | 1,050 1000 An | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 1,100 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1,150 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 990 1000 An | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 1,200 1000 An | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 1,500 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 1,300 1000 An | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 1,165 1000 An | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 1,173 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 719 1000 An | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 745 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 786 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 686 1000 An | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 864 1000 An | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 908 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 958 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,046 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 994 1000 An | -5.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 994 1000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,791 1000 An, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 994 1000 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,763 1000 An, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,093 1000 An | 630 1000 An | 1,970 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,081 1000 An | 1,600 1000 An | 2,450 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,612 1000 An | 915 1000 An | 3,300 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,094 1000 An | 917 1000 An | 1,359 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,132 1000 An | 850 1000 An | 1,450 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,026 1000 An | 686 1000 An | 1,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 954 1000 An | 864 1000 An | 1,046 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 136 Brunei Darussalam 1,050 1000 An compare
- 137 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 An compare
- 138 Montenegro 1,016 1000 An compare
- 140 Qatar 940 1000 An compare
- 141 Cyprus 854 1000 An compare
- 142 Somalia 838 1000 An 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)
- 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 eggs primary — laying in Jamaica?
- Eggs primary — laying in Jamaica was 994 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,300 1000 An in 1987.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 630 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.