Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 8.48 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica stood at 8.48 %.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica peaked at 11.82 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.08 %, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 74th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.35 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.57 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.82 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.68 % | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 10.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.18 % | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.99 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.72 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.58 % | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 11.82 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.93 % | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 9.85 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.08 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.93 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.08 % | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 8.74 % | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 9.19 % | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.95 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 8.23 % | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 8.88 % | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.38 % | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.72 % | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 8.48 % | -2.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8.48 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3 %, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8.48 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.83 %, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.93 % | 9.72 % | 11.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.46 % | 8.08 % | 11.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.87 % | 8.48 % | 9.38 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 72 Costa Rica 8.79 % compare
- 73 Botswana 8.64 % compare
- 75 Belarus 8.35 % compare
- 76 Poland 8.25 % compare
- 77 North Macedonia 7.75 % compare
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 share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Jamaica was 8.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 % in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.