Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0027 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Jamaica stood at 0.0027 1000 USD per person.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Jamaica peaked at 0.0181 1000 USD per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 USD per person, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 93rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | +38.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | -27.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0161 1000 USD per person | +148.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0177 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0146 1000 USD per person | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0123 1000 USD per person | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 1000 USD per person | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 1000 USD per person | -28.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 1000 USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 1000 USD per person | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -48.4% |
| 1989 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +40.4% |
| 1990 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +33.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0027 1000 USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0137 1000 USD per person, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0027 1000 USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0089 1000 USD per person, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +148.8% | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | 0.0161 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | 0.0181 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 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 maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Jamaica?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Jamaica was 0.0027 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 1000 USD per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 USD per person in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.