Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 18,988 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Jamaica stood at 18,988 t.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Jamaica peaked at 43,712 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10,508 t, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,721 t | — |
| 1962 | 19,270 t | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 17,430 t | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 20,158 t | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 21,248 t | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 20,731 t | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 21,695 t | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 20,902 t | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 18,018 t | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 18,654 t | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 22,531 t | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 18,352 t | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 15,441 t | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 16,083 t | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 14,044 t | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 13,363 t | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 18,547 t | +38.8% |
| 1978 | 19,147 t | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 22,000 t | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 25,708 t | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 21,549 t | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 15,744 t | -26.9% |
| 1983 | 15,300 t | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 16,803 t | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 17,895 t | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 23,817 t | +33.1% |
| 1987 | 25,758 t | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 27,178 t | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 12,003 t | -55.8% |
| 1990 | 10,658 t | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 13,238 t | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 18,766 t | +41.8% |
| 1993 | 22,366 t | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 23,402 t | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 22,562 t | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 24,950 t | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 24,036 t | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 22,731 t | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 23,134 t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 22,930 t | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 24,731 t | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 35,432 t | +43.3% |
| 2003 | 35,464 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35,300 t | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 35,480 t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41,389 t | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 41,548 t | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 43,712 t | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 35,118 t | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 10,508 t | -70.1% |
| 2011 | 10,725 t | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10,768 t | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10,808 t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11,122 t | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 11,387 t | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11,282 t | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 13,999 t | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 14,147 t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 14,099 t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12,352 t | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 13,803 t | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 18,674 t | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 18,803 t | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18,988 t | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 18,988 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32,575 t, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 18,988 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,353 t, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -70.1% | 35,118 t | 10,508 t |
| 1989 | -55.8% | 27,178 t | 12,003 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,908 t | 17,430 t | 21,695 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,816 t | 13,363 t | 22,531 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,176 t | 12,003 t | 27,178 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,584 t | 10,658 t | 24,950 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,111 t | 22,930 t | 43,712 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,884 t | 10,508 t | 14,147 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,524 t | 12,352 t | 18,988 t | 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Jamaica?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Jamaica was 18,988 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 43,712 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,508 t in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Jamaica ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.