Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 116.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 116.75 for livestock — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica peaked at 116.75 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.99, in 1965.
Jamaica ranks 32nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.57 | — |
| 1962 | 41.31 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 41.35 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 42.01 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 40.99 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 44.07 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 49.98 | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 50.5 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 52.99 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 52.87 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 54.17 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 51.49 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 57.8 | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 57.96 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 58.12 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 61.38 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 62.69 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 61.85 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 61.23 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 60.66 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 58.51 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 56.55 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 62.93 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 67.55 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 56.09 | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 59.62 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 63.39 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 60.41 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 57.78 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 88.74 | +53.6% |
| 1991 | 84.26 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 86.79 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 78.49 | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 78.04 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.76 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 82.67 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 83.21 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 86.01 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 91.43 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 91.59 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.49 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 94.29 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 98.64 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 96.2 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 98.4 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 94.82 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 94.3 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.75 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 95.08 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 91.77 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.37 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.98 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 93.6 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.23 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 98.26 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 106.51 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 106.35 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 108.43 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 108.54 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 103.15 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 105.49 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 115.54 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 114.76 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 116.75 | +1.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 116.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104.36, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 116.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 103.06, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +53.6% | 57.78 | 88.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.09 | 40.99 | 52.99 | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.96 | 51.49 | 62.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.35 | 56.09 | 67.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.84 | 78.04 | 91.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.16 | 91.59 | 98.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3 | 91.37 | 108.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.14 | 103.15 | 116.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is livestock — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica?
- Livestock — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica was 116.75 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 116.75 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.99 in 1965.
- How does Jamaica rank for livestock — gross per capita production index number?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.