Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 136.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 136.96 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Jamaica peaked at 149.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.87, in 1965.
That places Jamaica 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.02 | — |
| 1962 | 26.57 | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 24.18 | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 23.84 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 13.87 | -41.8% |
| 1966 | 20.03 | +44.4% |
| 1967 | 35.07 | +75.1% |
| 1968 | 33.78 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 37.02 | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 43.98 | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 86.85 | +97.5% |
| 1972 | 95.02 | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 89.93 | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 90.9 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 61.02 | -32.9% |
| 1976 | 51.45 | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 61.42 | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 77.05 | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 79.78 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 80.35 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 77.03 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 89.41 | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 77.9 | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 93.63 | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 92.06 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 91.69 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.86 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 77.39 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 76.35 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 80.34 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 77.11 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 81.44 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 101.39 | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 99.13 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 96.46 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 92.95 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 71.71 | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 60.7 | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 73.72 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 59.4 | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 56.95 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 54.86 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 52.71 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 46.1 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 23.11 | -49.9% |
| 2006 | 56.46 | +144.3% |
| 2007 | 48.78 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 38.26 | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 62.4 | +63.1% |
| 2010 | 75.27 | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 88.78 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 90.57 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 77.09 | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 97.69 | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 95.09 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 107.22 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 113.54 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 122.75 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 113.28 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 109.83 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 124.99 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 148.01 | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 149.19 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 136.96 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.04 | 13.87 | 37.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.74 | 43.98 | 95.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.97 | 76.35 | 93.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5 | 60.7 | 101.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9 | 23.11 | 62.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.13 | 75.27 | 122.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.8 | 109.83 | 149.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 5 Dominican Republic 157.73 compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.42 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 153.52 compare
- 7 Ecuador 142.29 compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.6 compare
- 8 Micronesia 96.53 compare
- 9 Panama 136.71 compare
- 9 Polynesia 92.12 compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 111.96 compare
- 10 New Caledonia 131.09 compare
- 11 Myanmar 127.5 compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 76.05 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 plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Jamaica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Jamaica was 136.96 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 149.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.87 in 1965.
- How does Jamaica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Jamaica ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.