Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value was 1.75 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.75 million 1000 SLC
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
50th
of 103 countries
All-time high
20.30 million 1000 SLC
in 1966
All-time low
1.70 million 1000 SLC
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.75 million 1000 SLC for sugar crops primary — gross production value in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — gross production value in Jamaica peaked at 20.30 million 1000 SLC in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million 1000 SLC, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 50th of 103 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 Crops Primary — Gross Production Value in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.16 million 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 17.07 million 1000 SLC | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 18.83 million 1000 SLC | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 19.31 million 1000 SLC | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 19.54 million 1000 SLC | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 20.30 million 1000 SLC | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 18.67 million 1000 SLC | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 18.49 million 1000 SLC | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 16.64 million 1000 SLC | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 16.86 million 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 16.80 million 1000 SLC | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.91 million 1000 SLC | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 14.92 million 1000 SLC | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 15.74 million 1000 SLC | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 14.64 million 1000 SLC | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 14.84 million 1000 SLC | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 13.31 million 1000 SLC | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 14.89 million 1000 SLC | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 12.22 million 1000 SLC | -17.9% |
| 1980 | 11.50 million 1000 SLC | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 10.20 million 1000 SLC | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 10.43 million 1000 SLC | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 9.61 million 1000 SLC | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 10.02 million 1000 SLC | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 9.39 million 1000 SLC | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 9.16 million 1000 SLC | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 8.24 million 1000 SLC | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 10.65 million 1000 SLC | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 9.38 million 1000 SLC | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 10.19 million 1000 SLC | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 11.18 million 1000 SLC | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 10.33 million 1000 SLC | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 10.89 million 1000 SLC | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 10.02 million 1000 SLC | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 9.70 million 1000 SLC | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 10.73 million 1000 SLC | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 9.87 million 1000 SLC | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 9.25 million 1000 SLC | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 9.46 million 1000 SLC | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.28 million 1000 SLC | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 9.13 million 1000 SLC | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 8.04 million 1000 SLC | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 7.26 million 1000 SLC | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 8.15 million 1000 SLC | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 5.60 million 1000 SLC | -31.3% |
| 2006 | 7.14 million 1000 SLC | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 8.05 million 1000 SLC | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 6.76 million 1000 SLC | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 5.46 million 1000 SLC | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 5.69 million 1000 SLC | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.21 million 1000 SLC | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 6.03 million 1000 SLC | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.74 million 1000 SLC | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.28 million 1000 SLC | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 6.43 million 1000 SLC | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 4.61 million 1000 SLC | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 4.63 million 1000 SLC | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.21 million 1000 SLC | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 3.04 million 1000 SLC | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million 1000 SLC | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million 1000 SLC | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.96 million 1000 SLC | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million 1000 SLC | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 1.75 million 1000 SLC | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.56 million 1000 SLC | 16.64 million 1000 SLC | 20.30 million 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.11 million 1000 SLC | 12.22 million 1000 SLC | 16.91 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.86 million 1000 SLC | 8.24 million 1000 SLC | 11.50 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.16 million 1000 SLC | 9.25 million 1000 SLC | 11.18 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.39 million 1000 SLC | 5.46 million 1000 SLC | 9.13 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 million 1000 SLC | 3.04 million 1000 SLC | 7.28 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million 1000 SLC | 1.70 million 1000 SLC | 2.14 million 1000 SLC | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — gross production value in Jamaica?
- Sugar crops primary — gross production value in Jamaica was 1.75 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — gross production value recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.30 million 1000 SLC in 1966.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — gross production value recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million 1000 SLC in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for sugar crops primary — gross production value?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — gross production value rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. 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, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.