Oil of linseed — Production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Oil of linseed — Production was 15.4 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of linseed — Production in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, oil of linseed — production in Jamaica stood at 15.4 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 158.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Jamaica peaked at 19.91 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 59th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil of linseed — Production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.45 t | — |
| 1962 | 4.2 t | +71.4% |
| 1963 | 3.85 t | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 3.85 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.2 t | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 4.55 t | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 5.6 t | +23.1% |
| 1968 | 5.25 t | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 5.25 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.25 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.95 t | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 5.6 t | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 10.85 t | +93.8% |
| 1974 | 3.15 t | -71.0% |
| 1975 | 3.85 t | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 5.25 t | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 1.75 t | -66.7% |
| 1978 | 2.8 t | +60.0% |
| 1979 | 0.35 t | -87.5% |
| 1980 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 t | — |
| 1982 | 2.8 t | — |
| 1983 | 3.5 t | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 1.75 t | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.35 t | -80.0% |
| 1986 | 0.35 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.35 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7 t | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.35 t | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0.35 t | — |
| 1996 | 0.35 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.35 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 1.75 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 1.4 t | — |
| 2005 | 1.05 t | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.35 t | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.35 t | — |
| 2009 | 3.5 t | +900.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 t | -70.0% |
| 2011 | 8.75 t | +733.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2 t | -52.0% |
| 2013 | 5.95 t | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 2.95 t | -50.4% |
| 2015 | 5.35 t | +81.4% |
| 2016 | 7.53 t | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 4.79 t | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 9.37 t | +95.6% |
| 2019 | 11.09 t | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 15.93 t | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 19.91 t | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 16.13 t | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 15.4 t | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.36 t | 2.45 t | 5.6 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.48 t | 0.35 t | 10.85 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 t | 0 t | 3.5 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.385 t | 0 t | 1.75 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.735 t | 0 t | 3.5 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 t | 1.05 t | 11.09 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.84 t | 15.4 t | 19.91 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 56 Costa Rica 134.35 t compare
- 57 Eritrea 74 t compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 52.48 t compare
- 60 Mauritius 13.49 t compare
- 61 Barbados 6.3 t compare
- 62 Colombia 0 t
- 62 Estonia 0 t compare
- 62 Ireland 0 t compare
- 62 Luxembourg 0 t compare
- 62 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t compare
- 62 Yugoslav SFR 0 t compare
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 oil of linseed — production in Jamaica?
- Oil of linseed — production in Jamaica was 15.4 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.91 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for oil of linseed — production?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.8%. 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 Oil of linseed — Production. 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.