Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Jamaica
Jamaica: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 242 No/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No/An.
Analysis
In 2024, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Jamaica stood at 242 No/An.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Jamaica peaked at 247 No/An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 105 No/An, in 1969.
That places Jamaica 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 112 No/An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 112 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 112 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 109 No/An | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 110 No/An | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 112 No/An | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 111 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 105 No/An | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 106 No/An | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 114 No/An | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 114 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 109 No/An | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 111 No/An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 113 No/An | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 112 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 111 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 111 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 111 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 111 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 112 No/An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 113 No/An | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 112 No/An | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 112 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 114 No/An | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 114 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 110 No/An | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 112 No/An | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 109 No/An | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 109 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 110 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 110 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 108 No/An | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 114 No/An | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 113 No/An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 109 No/An | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 108 No/An | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 109 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 110 No/An | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 113 No/An | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 110 No/An | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 115 No/An | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 113 No/An | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 115 No/An | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 105 No/An | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 128 No/An | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 242 No/An | +89.1% |
| 2017 | 247 No/An | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 245 No/An | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 243 No/An | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 241 No/An | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 242 No/An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 243 No/An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 244 No/An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 242 No/An | -0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 242 No/An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.5 No/An, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 242 No/An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 231.5 No/An, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +89.1% | 128 No/An | 242 No/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.33 No/An | 105 No/An | 112 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 111.2 No/An | 106 No/An | 114 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.9 No/An | 109 No/An | 114 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 109 No/An | 109 No/An | 109 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.4 No/An | 108 No/An | 114 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.3 No/An | 105 No/An | 247 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.4 No/An | 241 No/An | 244 No/An | 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 hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Jamaica?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Jamaica was 242 No/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 247 No/An in 2017.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 No/An in 1969.
- How does Jamaica rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. 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 Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield. 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.