Potatoes — Production, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0039 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0039 t per person, measured 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 — production, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0084 t per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 t per person, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 110th out of 137 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 — Production, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 t per person | -12.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0052 t per person | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 t per person | +45.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0076 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 t per person | -44.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 t per person | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0069 t per person | +54.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0084 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 t per person | -45.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0073 t per person | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 t per person | -44.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 t per person | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 t per person | -40.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 t per person | +79.1% |
| 1982 | 0.003 t per person | -47.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 t per person | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 t per person | +59.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 t per person | -43.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 t per person | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 t per person | +72.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.006 t per person | +31.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 t per person | -47.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 t per person | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 t per person | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 t per person | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 t per person | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.005 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 t per person | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 0.003 t per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 t per person | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 t per person | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.002 t per person | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 t per person | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 t per person | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 t per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 t per person | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 t per person | +75.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 t per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 t per person | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 t per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.007 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 t per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 t per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 t per person | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 t per person | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 t per person | -16.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0039 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0355 t per person, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0039 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0099 t per person, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0076 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0084 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0068 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0066 t 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 — production, per capita in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0039 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 t per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 t per person in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.