Pea yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pea yields was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 98 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (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 98 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.