Pigeon peas, dry — Yield in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pigeon peas, dry — Yield was 1,174 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pigeon peas, dry — Yield in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pigeon peas, dry — yield in Jamaica is 1,174 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — yield in Jamaica peaked at 1,206 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 598.1 kg/ha, in 1971.
Jamaica ranks 10th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pigeon peas, dry — Yield in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 728.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 739.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 741.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 739.9 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 750 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 751.2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 779.8 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 619.9 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1969 | 633.3 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 671.8 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 598.1 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 694.7 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 601.2 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 753.4 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 765.4 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 675.9 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 698 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 833.8 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 960.8 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 954.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 951.4 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 955.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 925.6 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 959.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 914.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 984.3 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 938.1 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 959.2 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 847.1 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 969.6 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 914.4 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 1,002 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 1,079 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 1,206 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 1,170 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,186 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,165 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,192 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,170 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,000 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 1,157 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 1,146 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,030 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1,088 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1,037 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,191 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1,197 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,182 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,135 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,036 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 1,163 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1,195 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,150 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,201 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,141 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1,145 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,146 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,125 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,144 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,146 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,187 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,166 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,177 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,174 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,174 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,337 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,174 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,487 kg/ha, 79% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 720.38 kg/ha | 619.9 kg/ha | 779.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 725.31 kg/ha | 598.1 kg/ha | 960.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 939.12 kg/ha | 847.1 kg/ha | 984.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,105 kg/ha | 914.4 kg/ha | 1,206 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,116 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,197 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,145 kg/ha | 1,036 kg/ha | 1,201 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,170 kg/ha | 1,146 kg/ha | 1,187 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 7 Grenada 1,395 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bahamas 1,337 kg/ha compare
- 8 Caribbean 886.7 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 1,206 kg/ha compare
- 11 Burundi 1,174 kg/ha compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 1,148 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bangladesh 1,046 kg/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 pigeon peas, dry — yield in Jamaica?
- Pigeon peas, dry — yield in Jamaica was 1,174 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,206 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 598.1 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Jamaica rank for pigeon peas, dry — yield?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — yield rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Pigeon peas, dry — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.