Milk yields per animal in Jamaica
Jamaica: Milk yields per animal was 369.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
369.4
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
140th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,002
in 1961
All-time low
369.4
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Jamaica stood at 369.4. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Jamaica peaked at 1,002 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 369.4, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 140th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,002 | — |
| 1962 | 1,001 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,001 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 999.77 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 999.46 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,001 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1,001 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 998.95 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 999.36 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 999.75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 999.75 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 999.92 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 999 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 999.92 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 999.57 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 999 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 999.43 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 999.93 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,001 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 406.15 | -59.4% |
| 1991 | 371.02 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 373.31 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 373.34 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 371.96 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 375.2 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 379.18 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 386.46 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 405.15 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 403.2 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 405.93 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 406.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 409.72 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 406.42 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 408.14 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 398 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 412.06 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 411.9 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 383.68 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 403.45 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 394.31 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 398.34 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 398.85 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 403.9 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 395.65 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 393.42 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 393.95 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 391.2 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 387.57 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 377.29 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 376.58 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 373.89 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 375.2 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 371.64 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 369.4 | -0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 369.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 36% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 369.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 | -59.4% | 1,000 | 406.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,001 | 999.46 | 1,002 | 9 |
| 1970s | 999.67 | 998.95 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 999.92 | 999 | 1,001 | 10 |
| 1990s | 384.5 | 371.02 | 406.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 404.54 | 383.68 | 412.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 393.45 | 377.29 | 403.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 373.34 | 369.4 | 376.58 | 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 yields per animal in Jamaica?
- Milk yields per animal in Jamaica was 369.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,002 in 1961.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 369.4 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for milk yields per animal?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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