Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 24,526 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 24,526 ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 61,950 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17,151 ha, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,175 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,145 ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 50,145 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50,265 ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 50,166 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 50,322 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 50,494 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 50,758 ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 50,664 ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 50,622 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 51,150 ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 50,908 ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 50,908 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51,044 ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 50,983 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 50,579 ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 51,495 ha | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 52,568 ha | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 52,021 ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 51,906 ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 51,698 ha | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 51,831 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 52,263 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 52,378 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 52,687 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 51,994 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 52,635 ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 51,677 ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 37,138 ha | -28.1% |
| 1990 | 36,875 ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 37,245 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 44,289 ha | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 52,600 ha | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 54,650 ha | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 53,311 ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 57,989 ha | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 55,901 ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 53,055 ha | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 53,768 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 42,874 ha | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 38,507 ha | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 53,738 ha | +39.6% |
| 2003 | 53,457 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 53,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 53,504 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59,459 ha | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 58,729 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 61,950 ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 49,916 ha | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 17,151 ha | -65.6% |
| 2011 | 17,613 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17,925 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18,118 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17,706 ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 17,924 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18,432 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 18,260 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 18,163 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18,362 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18,224 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 18,346 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23,708 ha | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 24,179 ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 24,526 ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,348 ha | 50,145 ha | 50,758 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,228 ha | 50,579 ha | 52,568 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,621 ha | 37,138 ha | 52,687 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,968 ha | 36,875 ha | 57,989 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,513 ha | 38,507 ha | 61,950 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,965 ha | 17,151 ha | 18,432 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,797 ha | 18,224 ha | 24,526 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 27,298 ha compare
- 127 Yemen 26,635 ha compare
- 128 Belgium 25,819 ha compare
- 130 French Polynesia 23,006 ha compare
- 131 Belgium-Luxembourg 23,003 ha compare
- 132 Samoa 21,712 ha 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Jamaica was 24,526 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 61,950 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,151 ha in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.