Peas, dry — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 630 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 630 ha for peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 6,576 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 468 ha, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 83rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,650 ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1,750 ha | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 1,650 ha | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 1,400 ha | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 2,700 ha | +92.9% |
| 1967 | 4,000 ha | +48.1% |
| 1968 | 5,013 ha | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 3,110 ha | -38.0% |
| 1970 | 2,767 ha | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 3,549 ha | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 3,850 ha | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 2,893 ha | -24.9% |
| 1974 | 3,080 ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 3,047 ha | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 3,503 ha | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 4,604 ha | +31.4% |
| 1978 | 6,576 ha | +42.8% |
| 1979 | 5,278 ha | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 4,905 ha | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 4,477 ha | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 3,663 ha | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 4,260 ha | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 4,560 ha | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 4,290 ha | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 4,773 ha | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 4,659 ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 3,603 ha | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 4,182 ha | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 4,205 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3,993 ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 3,898 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3,675 ha | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 3,998 ha | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 3,311 ha | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 2,968 ha | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 2,365 ha | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 1,799 ha | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 1,569 ha | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 1,041 ha | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 974 ha | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 824 ha | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 932 ha | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 703 ha | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 660 ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 569 ha | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 516 ha | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 468 ha | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 678 ha | +44.9% |
| 2010 | 630 ha | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 792 ha | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 865 ha | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 927 ha | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 848 ha | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 897 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 937 ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 827 ha | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 767 ha | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 794 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 818 ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 854 ha | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 836 ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 730 ha | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 630 ha | -13.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 630 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,254 ha, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 630 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,247 ha, 51% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +92.9% | 1,400 ha | 2,700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,541 ha | 1,400 ha | 5,013 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,915 ha | 2,767 ha | 6,576 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,337 ha | 3,603 ha | 4,905 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,178 ha | 1,569 ha | 4,205 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 736.5 ha | 468 ha | 1,041 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 828.4 ha | 630 ha | 937 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 773.6 ha | 630 ha | 854 ha | 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 peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Jamaica was 630 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,576 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 468 ha in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peas, dry — 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.