Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0043 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0043 1000 USD per person for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Jamaica peaked at 0.0091 1000 USD per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 USD per person, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 91st out of 115 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 Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -12.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | +45.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 1000 USD per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | -44.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | +54.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -45.4% |
| 1974 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -44.6% |
| 1977 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -40.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | +79.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -47.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | +59.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -43.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +72.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +31.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -47.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +75.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 1000 USD per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 1000 USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | -16.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0043 1000 USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 1000 USD per person, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0043 1000 USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0068 1000 USD per person, 63% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | 0.0083 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | 0.0072 1000 USD 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 — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Jamaica was 0.0043 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 1000 USD per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 USD per person in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Jamaica ranks 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.