Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 60.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica is 60.08, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica peaked at 128.1 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 27.74, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.43 | — |
| 1962 | 69.75 | -12.2% |
| 1963 | 79.73 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 75.88 | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 110.1 | +45.1% |
| 1966 | 116.51 | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 112.5 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 62.35 | -44.6% |
| 1969 | 72.07 | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 68.92 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 106.41 | +54.4% |
| 1972 | 128.1 | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 69.92 | -45.4% |
| 1974 | 112.52 | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 103.45 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 57.31 | -44.6% |
| 1977 | 56.14 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 86.35 | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 82 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 48.95 | -40.3% |
| 1981 | 87.69 | +79.1% |
| 1982 | 46.4 | -47.1% |
| 1983 | 52.18 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 83.38 | +59.8% |
| 1985 | 47.37 | -43.2% |
| 1986 | 36.08 | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 62.17 | +72.3% |
| 1988 | 64.69 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 70.25 | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 92.14 | +31.2% |
| 1991 | 48.22 | -47.7% |
| 1992 | 43.87 | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 57.18 | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 75.52 | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 104.51 | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 83.69 | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 76.22 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 51.64 | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 45.59 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 31.85 | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 39.22 | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 31.33 | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 38.74 | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 37.33 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 44.12 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 48.6 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 42.26 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 27.74 | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8 | +75.9% |
| 2010 | 62.62 | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 85.19 | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 85.17 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.99 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 107.48 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 99.69 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 92.83 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 93.41 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.02 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 85.39 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 79.57 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 90.54 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 100.86 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 71.84 | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 60.08 | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.48 | 62.35 | 116.51 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.11 | 56.14 | 128.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.92 | 36.08 | 87.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.86 | 43.87 | 104.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39 | 27.74 | 48.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.58 | 62.62 | 107.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.58 | 60.08 | 100.86 | 5 |
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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 — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica was 60.08 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 128.1 in 1972.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.74 in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Jamaica ranks 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.