Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 259 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 259 ha for ginger, raw — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 389 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 102 ha, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 255 ha | — |
| 1986 | 359 ha | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 294 ha | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 251 ha | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 251 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 274 ha | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 305 ha | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 255 ha | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 205 ha | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 206 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 161 ha | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 182 ha | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 204 ha | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 170 ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 108 ha | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 102 ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 110 ha | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 129 ha | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 133 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 145 ha | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 152 ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 107 ha | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 105 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 106 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 149 ha | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 148 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 162 ha | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 219 ha | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 248 ha | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 389 ha | +56.9% |
| 2015 | 352 ha | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 268 ha | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 195 ha | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 208 ha | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 233 ha | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 268 ha | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 298 ha | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 330 ha | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 280 ha | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 259 ha | -7.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 259 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 520.5 ha, 50% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 259 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130 ha, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 282 ha | 251 ha | 359 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 207 ha | 108 ha | 305 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.8 ha | 102 ha | 152 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.2 ha | 148 ha | 389 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 287 ha | 259 ha | 330 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 21 Bhutan 712 ha compare
- 22 Uganda 355 ha compare
- 23 Costa Rica 334 ha compare
- 25 Mexico 243 ha compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 193 ha compare
- 27 Madagascar 153 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)
- 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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Jamaica was 259 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 389 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 ha in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — 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.