Corn yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Corn yields was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn yields in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: 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
Jamaica recorded 1.34 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Jamaica peaked at 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.5492 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 141st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9305 tonnes per hectare | 0.5492 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Jamaica?
- Corn yields in Jamaica was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5492 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for corn yields?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.