Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested was 1,669 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,669 ha for pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 3,086 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,658 ha, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 21st of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,700 ha | — |
| 1986 | 2,200 ha | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 2,400 ha | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 2,900 ha | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 2,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,932 ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2,924 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,991 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,973 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,989 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3,002 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3,013 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,022 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,030 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,037 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,043 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,047 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,055 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,086 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,785 ha | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 2,629 ha | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2,495 ha | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 2,376 ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,275 ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2,185 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2,103 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,830 ha | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 1,850 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,815 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,710 ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1,792 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,707 ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,692 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,670 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,658 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,674 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,667 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,666 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,669 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,420 ha | 1,700 ha | 2,900 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,991 ha | 2,924 ha | 3,037 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,779 ha | 2,275 ha | 3,086 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,835 ha | 1,670 ha | 2,185 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,667 ha | 1,658 ha | 1,674 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 18 Dominica 3,141 ha compare
- 19 Costa Rica 2,667 ha compare
- 20 Mozambique 2,582 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 1,611 ha compare
- 23 Israel 1,591 ha compare
- 24 Honduras 1,427 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Jamaica was 1,669 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,086 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 ha in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 21st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested. 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.