Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0025 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0489 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 54th out of 137 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0489 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0451 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0343 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0351 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0339 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.034 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0305 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.031 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.031 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0304 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0296 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0314 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0307 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0317 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0244 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 0.021 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0222 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0238 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0198 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1982 | 0.02 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0183 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0203 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0161 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0175 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0165 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0163 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.014 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0145 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.013 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.011 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.01 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.004 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.003 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 ha per person | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0367 ha per person | 0.0305 ha per person | 0.0489 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0317 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0238 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 54th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.