Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica is 0.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Jamaica 57th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +38.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
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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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Jamaica was 0.2% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Jamaica ranks 57th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.