Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 142 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Jamaica is 142 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 363 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81 ha, in 1971.
That places Jamaica 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250 ha | — |
| 1962 | 190 ha | -24.0% |
| 1963 | 200 ha | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 140 ha | -30.0% |
| 1965 | 240 ha | +71.4% |
| 1966 | 90 ha | -62.5% |
| 1967 | 100 ha | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 140 ha | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 150 ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 110 ha | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 81 ha | -26.4% |
| 1972 | 119 ha | +46.9% |
| 1973 | 102 ha | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 115 ha | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 170 ha | +47.8% |
| 1976 | 109 ha | -35.9% |
| 1977 | 111 ha | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 151 ha | +36.0% |
| 1979 | 120 ha | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 110 ha | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 110 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 ha | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 110 ha | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 90 ha | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 100 ha | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 110 ha | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 100 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 150 ha | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 159 ha | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 233 ha | +46.5% |
| 1993 | 227 ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 220 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 296 ha | +34.5% |
| 1996 | 290 ha | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 176 ha | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 246 ha | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 286 ha | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 240 ha | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 272 ha | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 230 ha | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 229 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 212 ha | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 363 ha | +71.2% |
| 2006 | 260 ha | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 332 ha | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 317 ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 214 ha | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 201 ha | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 176 ha | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 196 ha | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 223 ha | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 202 ha | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 186 ha | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 187 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 190 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 216 ha | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 170 ha | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 161 ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 172 ha | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 189 ha | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 150 ha | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 142 ha | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.67 ha | 90 ha | 250 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 118.8 ha | 81 ha | 170 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 108 ha | 90 ha | 150 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 228.3 ha | 150 ha | 296 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 266.9 ha | 212 ha | 363 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 194.7 ha | 170 ha | 223 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.8 ha | 142 ha | 189 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 46 Madagascar 234 ha compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 149 ha compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 145 ha compare
- 50 China, Hong Kong SAR 124 ha compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 116 ha compare
- 52 Samoa 101 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)
- 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 other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Jamaica was 142 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 363 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 ha in 1971.
- How does Jamaica rank for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — 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.