Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0003 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 110th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | +36.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 ha per person | +32.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per person | -45.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 ha per person | +51.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 ha per person | -45.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -41.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | +71.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +52.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -20.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.