Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Jamaica
Jamaica: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 569,283 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 569,283 An for milk, total — milk animals in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Jamaica peaked at 569,283 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,400 An, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,400 An | — |
| 1962 | 23,600 An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 23,800 An | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 24,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 25,700 An | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 29,800 An | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 32,700 An | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 38,500 An | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 43,300 An | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 45,600 An | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 47,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 48,600 An | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 47,900 An | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 50,400 An | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 49,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 49,200 An | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 48,100 An | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 50,400 An | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 46,900 An | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 48,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 48,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48,100 An | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 48,900 An | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 49,300 An | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 45,300 An | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 48,200 An | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 48,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 471,500 An | +878.2% |
| 1991 | 441,022 An | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 442,400 An | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 442,411 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 446,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 448,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 447,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 448,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 440,394 An | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 448,500 An | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 446,500 An | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 444,000 An | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 442,000 An | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 440,000 An | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 436,000 An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 449,300 An | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 433,106 An | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 434,800 An | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 471,608 An | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 471,246 An | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 483,100 An | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 483,000 An | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 488,400 An | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 493,500 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 504,959 An | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 508,866 An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 514,682 An | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 525,306 An | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 530,108 An | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 533,069 An | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 537,275 An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 549,780 An | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 555,680 An | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 561,548 An | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 569,283 An | +1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 569,283 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 569,858 An, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 569,283 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 308,424 An, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +878.2% | 48,200 An | 471,500 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,422 An | 23,400 An | 43,300 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,320 An | 45,600 An | 50,400 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,040 An | 45,300 An | 49,300 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 447,523 An | 440,394 An | 471,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 446,856 An | 433,106 An | 471,608 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,499 An | 483,000 An | 533,069 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,713 An | 537,275 An | 569,283 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 milk, total — milk animals in Jamaica?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Jamaica was 569,283 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 569,283 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,400 An in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Jamaica ranks 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.