Sugar cane yields in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sugar cane yields was 61.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
61.27 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
50th
of 110 countries
All-time high
82.74 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
All-time low
45.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 54.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 78.03 tonnes per hectare | +43.2% |
| 1964 | 76.94 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 79.52 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 80.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 74.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 72.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 71.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 70.72 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 69.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 70.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 62.89 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 61.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 57.81 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 56.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 64.3 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 82.74 tonnes per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 63.58 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 55.11 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 57.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 57.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 57.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 61.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 49.34 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 60.15 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1987 | 56.55 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 71.47 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1989 | 60.35 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 62.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 65.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 63.12 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 66.53 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 62.82 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 59.93 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 58.31 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 59.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 62.78 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 61.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 51.41 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 61.97 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 57.47 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 58.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 49.59 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 58.18 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 63.9 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 55.25 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 50.94 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 50.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 54.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 48.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 59.91 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 57.18 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 55.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 58.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 55.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 47.22 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 45.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 50.62 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 56.71 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 51.85 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 61.27 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 61.27 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 61.27 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.