Meat — Import quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Meat — Import quantity was 40 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat — Import quantity in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat — import quantity in Jamaica is 40 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — import quantity in Jamaica peaked at 76 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35 1000 t, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Meat — Import quantity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 76 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 58 1000 t | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 57 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 54 1000 t | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 51 1000 t | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 54 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 46 1000 t | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 42 1000 t | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 49 1000 t | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 46 1000 t | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 42 1000 t | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 39 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 35 1000 t | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 40 1000 t | +14.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 40 1000 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64 1000 t, 62% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 40 1000 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47 1000 t, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.3 1000 t | 42 1000 t | 76 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 1000 t | 35 1000 t | 42 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 108 Luxembourg 44 1000 t compare
- 108 Panama 44 1000 t compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 41 1000 t compare
- 111 Turkmenistan 40 1000 t compare
- 113 Lesotho 34 1000 t compare
- 114 Republic of Moldova 33 1000 t compare
- 114 Moldova 33 1000 t compare
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 meat — import quantity in Jamaica?
- Meat — import quantity in Jamaica was 40 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 76 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest meat — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for meat — import quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — import quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.