Spinach — Area harvested in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spinach — Area harvested was 880 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spinach — Area harvested in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spinach — area harvested in Jamaica is 880 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — area harvested in Jamaica peaked at 1,900 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 125 ha, in 1962.
That places Jamaica 26th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spinach — Area harvested in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 195 ha | — |
| 1962 | 125 ha | -35.9% |
| 1963 | 195 ha | +56.0% |
| 1964 | 195 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 195 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 195 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 160 ha | -17.9% |
| 1968 | 140 ha | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 160 ha | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 145 ha | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 150 ha | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1,500 ha | +837.5% |
| 1980 | 1,900 ha | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 1,600 ha | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 1,400 ha | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 1,200 ha | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 1,400 ha | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 750 ha | -46.4% |
| 1991 | 850 ha | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 950 ha | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1,061 ha | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,093 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 875 ha | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 870 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 870 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 736 ha | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 741 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 665 ha | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 766 ha | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 670 ha | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 709 ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 797 ha | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 717 ha | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 668 ha | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 781 ha | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 807 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 937 ha | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 973 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 962 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 899 ha | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 884 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 999 ha | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 979 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,009 ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 998 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 960 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1,023 ha | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,051 ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 951 ha | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 880 ha | -7.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 880 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 684.5 ha, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 880 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.5 ha, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +837.5% | 160 ha | 1,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.11 ha | 125 ha | 195 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 285.5 ha | 140 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,480 ha | 1,200 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 941.9 ha | 750 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 725 ha | 665 ha | 797 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 944.7 ha | 807 ha | 1,009 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 973 ha | 880 ha | 1,051 ha | 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 spinach — area harvested in Jamaica?
- Spinach — area harvested in Jamaica was 880 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest spinach — area harvested recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 ha in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for spinach — area harvested?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — area harvested rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spinach — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.