Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 57.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica stood at 57.6%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica peaked at 64.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.5% | — |
| 1962 | 5.4% | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 9.9% | +66.2% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 18.5% | +138.3% |
| 1967 | 16.1% | -13.2% |
| 1968 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 20.7% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 22.1% | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 33.1% | +49.9% |
| 1972 | 31.5% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 31.0% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 29.7% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 33.5% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 35.2% | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 36.3% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 42.5% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 33.5% | +26.5% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 37.5% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 41.2% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +88.7% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | -1.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 57.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 57.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +138.3% | 7.8% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | +88.7% | 33.9% | 64.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 4.5% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 22.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 26.5% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 35.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 26.0% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 33.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 47.9% | 58.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Jamaica was 57.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.