Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0108 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0108 ha per person for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0292 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.009 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Jamaica 67th out of 169 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0292 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0291 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0271 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0208 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1967 | 0.021 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0183 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0171 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0169 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0178 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0181 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0156 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0149 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0146 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0135 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0176 ha per person | +32.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0166 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.017 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0164 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0162 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0146 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0184 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0184 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.013 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.01 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.011 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.009 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0108 ha per person | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.024 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.0292 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 0.0181 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0108 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0292 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.