Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 120.69 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 120.69 for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Jamaica peaked at 120.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 56th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.18 | — |
| 1962 | 5.08 | +59.7% |
| 1963 | 6.62 | +30.3% |
| 1964 | 7.56 | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 7.83 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 9.83 | +25.5% |
| 1967 | 13.38 | +36.1% |
| 1968 | 13.26 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 16.28 | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 18.67 | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 25.27 | +35.4% |
| 1972 | 20.23 | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 26.26 | +29.8% |
| 1974 | 27.71 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 28.49 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 31.53 | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 34.85 | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 35.5 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 38.76 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 35.24 | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 32.66 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 29.11 | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 35.25 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 42.1 | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 29.24 | -30.5% |
| 1986 | 32.51 | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 38.69 | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 34.88 | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 39.72 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 52.77 | +32.9% |
| 1991 | 53.72 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.35 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 44.39 | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 43.69 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 43.66 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 52.7 | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 55.49 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 59.33 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 67.84 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 71.29 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 74.46 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 76.67 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 85.08 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 86.55 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 89.98 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 93.05 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 95.16 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 94.46 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.2 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 88.58 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 88.39 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.25 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.33 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.79 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 97.32 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 107.88 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 109.53 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 113.18 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 114.85 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 105.05 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 106.6 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 118.98 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 116.37 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 120.69 | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +59.7% | 3.18 | 5.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.22 | 3.18 | 16.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.73 | 18.67 | 38.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.94 | 29.11 | 42.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.59 | 43.66 | 67.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.89 | 71.29 | 95.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.41 | 88.39 | 114.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.54 | 105.05 | 120.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 53 Slovakia 122.71 compare
- 54 Peru 122.68 compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 121.15 compare
- 57 Republic of Korea 119.65 compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 119.5 compare
- 59 China 118.53 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Jamaica?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Jamaica was 120.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 120.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 56th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.