Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -12.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-12.5 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 128.5%
World rank
134th
of 155 countries
All-time high
17.34 % change on previous year
in 1985
All-time low
-27.52 % change on previous year
in 2020
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -12.5 % change on previous year for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 128.5% on the previous year and down 830.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 17.34 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -27.52 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 134th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -6.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -22.97 % change on previous year | +259.5% |
| 1964 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1965 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1966 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6411 % change on previous year | +13066.0% |
| 1969 | -8.62 % change on previous year | -1445.0% |
| 1970 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 1971 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 1972 | -0.6482 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1973 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +84.0% |
| 1974 | 7.76 % change on previous year | -750.6% |
| 1975 | -0.936 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1976 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -589.2% |
| 1977 | -21.88 % change on previous year | -577.8% |
| 1978 | -13.02 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1979 | 6.82 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 1980 | 8.51 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 1981 | -15.69 % change on previous year | -284.3% |
| 1982 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1983 | -7.1 % change on previous year | -405.4% |
| 1984 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1985 | 17.34 % change on previous year | -684.0% |
| 1986 | -20 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 1987 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1988 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1989 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +90.8% |
| 1990 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 5 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1992 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -195.2% |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1994 | -2.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 1996 | 13.69 % change on previous year | +820.8% |
| 1997 | -10.21 % change on previous year | -174.5% |
| 1998 | -10.91 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2000 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2001 | -8.61 % change on previous year | -286.2% |
| 2002 | -5 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2003 | -10.53 % change on previous year | +110.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9804 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2005 | -10.68 % change on previous year | -1189.3% |
| 2006 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 2007 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 2008 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 2009 | -12.37 % change on previous year | +323.5% |
| 2010 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7168 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 3.91 % change on previous year | +446.1% |
| 2014 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 2015 | -7.41 % change on previous year | -532.6% |
| 2016 | -25.82 % change on previous year | +248.5% |
| 2017 | -4.41 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 2018 | -4.62 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2019 | -15.27 % change on previous year | +230.8% |
| 2020 | -27.52 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 2021 | -13.7 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 2022 | -14.15 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2023 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
| 2024 | -12.5 % change on previous year | +128.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.11 % change on previous year | -22.97 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -21.88 % change on previous year | 7.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.53 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 17.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1652 % change on previous year | -10.91 % change on previous year | 13.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.31 % change on previous year | -12.37 % change on previous year | 8.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.47 % change on previous year | -25.82 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.67 % change on previous year | -27.52 % change on previous year | -5.47 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- 132 Nepal -11.77 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Bangladesh -12.4 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Cameroon -13.54 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina -14.29 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Uzbekistan -18.99 % change on previous year 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Jamaica was -12.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.34 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.52 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 830.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.