Pea yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pea yields was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.15 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
70th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.4634 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pea yields in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.15 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Jamaica peaked at 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4634 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Jamaica 70th out of 99 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.
Pea yields in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5688 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5697 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5657 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5636 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5643 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4634 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7047 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7233 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7021 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6374 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6721 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7302 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7854 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.852 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7941 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9573 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9219 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8495 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9412 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9788 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9382 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8794 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8712 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8618 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8861 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9744 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.15 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.45 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.15 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +33.9% | 0.4634 tonnes per hectare | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.558 tonnes per hectare | 0.4634 tonnes per hectare | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7076 tonnes per hectare | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | 0.852 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9061 tonnes per hectare | 0.7941 tonnes per hectare | 0.9788 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.8618 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 pea yields in Jamaica?
- Pea yields in Jamaica was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pea yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4634 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Jamaica rank for pea yields?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.