Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Goat fat, unrendered — Production was 13.92 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goat fat, unrendered — production in Jamaica is 13.92 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goat fat, unrendered — production in Jamaica peaked at 79.83 t in 1962 and was at its lowest, 13.21 t, in 1981.
That places Jamaica 109th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.34 t | — |
| 1962 | 79.83 t | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 69.26 t | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 62.51 t | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 61.01 t | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 58.53 t | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 78.52 t | +34.2% |
| 1968 | 75.07 t | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 50.64 t | -32.5% |
| 1970 | 48.23 t | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 45.13 t | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 39.13 t | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 35.22 t | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 32.61 t | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 30 t | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 28.7 t | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 22.83 t | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 21.68 t | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 16.3 t | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 14.67 t | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 13.21 t | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 14.02 t | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 15.33 t | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 14.97 t | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 14.84 t | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 15.49 t | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 13.96 t | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 14.02 t | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 14.67 t | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 14.67 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13.76 t | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 13.37 t | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.76 t | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 14.67 t | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 15.33 t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 16.79 t | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 17.02 t | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 17.54 t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18.85 t | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 17.97 t | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.85 t | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.23 t | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 18.16 t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 20.38 t | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 24.95 t | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 22.21 t | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 21.03 t | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 22.21 t | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 28.27 t | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 30.55 t | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 35.74 t | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 29.74 t | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 25.3 t | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 24.52 t | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.84 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 29.05 t | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 25.14 t | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 20.41 t | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 20.84 t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.22 t | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 15.68 t | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 15.91 t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.72 t | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.92 t | -11.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 13.92 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.02 t, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 13.92 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.97 t, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.3 t | 50.64 t | 79.83 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.98 t | 16.3 t | 48.23 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.52 t | 13.21 t | 15.49 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.58 t | 13.37 t | 18.85 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.23 t | 17.97 t | 28.27 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.51 t | 20.41 t | 35.74 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.69 t | 13.92 t | 17.22 t | 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 goat fat, unrendered — production in Jamaica?
- Goat fat, unrendered — production in Jamaica was 13.92 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goat fat, unrendered — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 79.83 t in 1962.
- What is the lowest goat fat, unrendered — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.21 t in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for goat fat, unrendered — production?
- Jamaica ranks 109th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goat fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 Goat fat, unrendered — Production. 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.