How does Jamaica rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp?

Jamaica ranks 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.

Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Jamaica

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Jamaica: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0 1000 An per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

14th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0 1000 An per US$ of GDP

in 1971

All-time low

0 1000 An per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Jamaica 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1963	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1964	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1965	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1966	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1967	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+29.5%
1968	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1969	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1970	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1971	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
1972	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-33.2%
1973	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+29.6%
1974	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1975	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1976	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1977	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1978	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+26.7%
1979	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
1980	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1981	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1982	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
1983	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1984	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+58.7%
1985	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1986	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1987	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1988	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1989	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1990	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+34.2%
1991	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
1992	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1993	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-48.4%
1994	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1995	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
1996	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+30.4%
1997	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1998	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1999	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2000	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2001	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2002	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2003	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2004	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2005	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2006	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2007	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2008	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2009	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
2010	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2011	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2012	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2013	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2014	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2015	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2016	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2017	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2018	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2019	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2020	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2021	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2022	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2023	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2024	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	+0.6%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

Jamaica's 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Jamaica's 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	0 1000 An per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

11 Belize 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP compare
12 Morocco 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP compare
13 Nicaragua 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP compare
15 El Salvador 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP compare
16 Liberia 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP compare
17 Sierra Leone 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Jamaica?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Jamaica rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 An per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,189 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.