Corn: Yield gap in Jamaica
Jamaica: Corn: Yield gap was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Jamaica is 2.53 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Jamaica peaked at 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.53 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 45th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Corn: Yield gap in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.53 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.53 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Jamaica?
- Corn: yield gap in Jamaica was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for corn: yield gap?
- Jamaica ranks 45th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.