Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0304 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0304 1000 An per person for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0304 1000 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 1000 An per person, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 9th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 1000 An per person | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0046 1000 An per person | +33.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 1000 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 1000 An per person | +22.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 1000 An per person | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 1000 An per person | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.007 1000 An per person | -19.8% |
| 1973 | 0.009 1000 An per person | +29.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0095 1000 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 1000 An per person | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0108 1000 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 1000 An per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 1000 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 1000 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 1000 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 1000 An per person | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.011 1000 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 1000 An per person | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 1000 An per person | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 1000 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 1000 An per person | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0146 1000 An per person | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 1000 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 1000 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0122 1000 An per person | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 1000 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 1000 An per person | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 1000 An per person | +45.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 1000 An per person | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 1000 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 1000 An per person | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0203 1000 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0216 1000 An per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0218 1000 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 1000 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0219 1000 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0229 1000 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0235 1000 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.024 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 1000 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0232 1000 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 1000 An per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0263 1000 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0263 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0265 1000 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0262 1000 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0263 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 1000 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0276 1000 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 1000 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0289 1000 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0265 1000 An per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0265 1000 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 1000 An per person | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0294 1000 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0304 1000 An per person | +3.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0304 1000 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0304 1000 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0138 1000 An per person, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 1000 An per person | 0.0018 1000 An per person | 0.0056 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 1000 An per person | 0.0064 1000 An per person | 0.0118 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 1000 An per person | 0.0077 1000 An per person | 0.011 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 1000 An per person | 0.0107 1000 An per person | 0.0193 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0224 1000 An per person | 0.0203 1000 An per person | 0.024 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.027 1000 An per person | 0.0262 1000 An per person | 0.0289 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 1000 An per person | 0.0265 1000 An per person | 0.0304 1000 An per person | 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Jamaica?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0304 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 1000 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 An per person in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.