Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 1.23 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.23 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
76th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.81 t per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.4551 t per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 1.23 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 28.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.81 t per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4551 t per square kilometre, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 76th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8001 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7126 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8261 t per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7974 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1966 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6883 t per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8049 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7793 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 1972 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8256 t per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1974 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 1975 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7057 t per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6998 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1979 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6323 t per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1981 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +81.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6156 t per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1983 | 0.702 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6533 t per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5022 t per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8719 t per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9135 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9989 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1991 | 0.697 t per square kilometre | -47.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6404 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8434 t per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1996 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7989 t per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7107 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5001 t per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6197 t per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4981 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6196 t per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6006 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7137 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7903 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6904 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4551 t per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8041 t per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.81 t per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -28.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.23 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.45 t per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.23 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7767 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | 0.6883 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 0.6998 t per square kilometre | 1.49 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8174 t per square kilometre | 0.5022 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 0.6404 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6291 t per square kilometre | 0.4551 t per square kilometre | 0.8041 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 1.04 t per square kilometre | 1.81 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.72 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.23 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 t per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4551 t per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 76th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.