Sugar cane yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sugar cane yields was 61.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Jamaica stood at 61.27 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Jamaica peaked at 82.74 tonnes per hectare in 1978 and was at its lowest, 45.74 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 50th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.39 tonnes per hectare | 54.26 tonnes per hectare | 80.57 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.95 tonnes per hectare | 56.04 tonnes per hectare | 82.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.81 tonnes per hectare | 49.34 tonnes per hectare | 71.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.2 tonnes per hectare | 58.31 tonnes per hectare | 66.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.12 tonnes per hectare | 49.59 tonnes per hectare | 64.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.82 tonnes per hectare | 47.22 tonnes per hectare | 59.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.24 tonnes per hectare | 45.74 tonnes per hectare | 61.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Jamaica?
- Sugar cane yields in Jamaica was 61.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.74 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.74 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for sugar cane yields?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.