Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 119.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 119.99 for meat indigenous, total — 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 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica peaked at 119.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2, in 1965.
That places Jamaica 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.92 | — |
| 1962 | 45.88 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 46.09 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 47.12 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 45.2 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 46.93 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 52.05 | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 51.39 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 52.93 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 52.74 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 53.79 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 51.65 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 60.23 | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 59.51 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 59.46 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 63.9 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 65.91 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 64.15 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 64.3 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 63.2 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 60.17 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 57.39 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 65.27 | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 71.92 | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 58.93 | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 62.36 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 66.11 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 62.94 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 66.6 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 80.15 | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 80.21 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.72 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 72.92 | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 72.48 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.24 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 78.59 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 78.63 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.35 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 89.07 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 90.34 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 91.02 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 93.93 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 100.48 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 97.56 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 101.53 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 95.06 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 95.51 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.18 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 94.53 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 90.56 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 89.08 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 91 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.09 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 97.66 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 108.24 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 107.41 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 110.18 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 111.73 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 103.07 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 105.6 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 118.86 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 117.16 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 119.99 | +2.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 119.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104.37, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 119.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 102.47, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.39 | 45.2 | 52.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.56 | 51.65 | 65.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.49 | 57.39 | 71.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.04 | 72.48 | 89.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.71 | 90.34 | 101.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.02 | 89.08 | 111.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.94 | 103.07 | 119.99 | 5 |
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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 meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica was 119.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 119.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2 in 1965.
- How does Jamaica rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — 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.