Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 34.41 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 34.41 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Jamaica peaked at 502.11 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25.95, in 2007.
Jamaica ranks 157th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 502.11 | — |
| 1962 | 449.05 | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 431.4 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 358.19 | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 364.45 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 458.07 | +25.7% |
| 1967 | 452.67 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 362.27 | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 263.31 | -27.3% |
| 1970 | 249.67 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 277.11 | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 263.01 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 179.33 | -31.8% |
| 1974 | 166.84 | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 203.23 | +21.8% |
| 1976 | 167.68 | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 216.53 | +29.1% |
| 1978 | 270.49 | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 156.72 | -42.1% |
| 1980 | 173.02 | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 107.86 | -37.7% |
| 1982 | 97.52 | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 87.43 | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 112.16 | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 85.3 | -23.9% |
| 1986 | 76.06 | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 67.09 | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 74.96 | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 41.36 | -44.8% |
| 1990 | 49.26 | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 81.38 | +65.2% |
| 1992 | 40.29 | -50.5% |
| 1993 | 31.9 | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 39.47 | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 54.71 | +38.6% |
| 1996 | 61.92 | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 76.69 | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 60.83 | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 60.36 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.94 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 59.56 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.25 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 58.84 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 65.81 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 72.71 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 39.16 | -46.1% |
| 2007 | 25.95 | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 86.02 | +231.5% |
| 2009 | 121.36 | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 78.2 | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 134.48 | +72.0% |
| 2012 | 181.82 | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 175.55 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 125.89 | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 104.58 | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 69.54 | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 54.54 | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 55.43 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.6 | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 27.61 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 34.43 | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 55.06 | +59.9% |
| 2023 | 41.28 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 34.41 | -16.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 34.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 34.41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.56, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +231.5% | 25.95 | 86.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 404.61 | 263.31 | 502.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 215.06 | 156.72 | 277.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.28 | 41.36 | 173.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.68 | 31.9 | 81.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.56 | 25.95 | 121.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.46 | 34.6 | 181.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.56 | 27.61 | 55.06 | 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Jamaica?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Jamaica was 34.41 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 502.11 in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.95 in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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 sheep, 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.