Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 127.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica stood at 127.42.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica peaked at 139.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.62, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 16th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.55 | — |
| 1962 | 31.62 | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 41.56 | +31.4% |
| 1964 | 57.37 | +38.0% |
| 1965 | 54.23 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 74.73 | +37.8% |
| 1967 | 40.18 | -46.2% |
| 1968 | 44.11 | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 54.27 | +23.0% |
| 1970 | 44.36 | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 67.6 | +52.4% |
| 1972 | 67.86 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 54.03 | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 68.33 | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 49.1 | -28.1% |
| 1976 | 52.51 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 68.4 | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 123.03 | +79.9% |
| 1979 | 65.61 | -46.7% |
| 1980 | 64.33 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 73.1 | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 50.74 | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 70.83 | +39.6% |
| 1984 | 104.16 | +47.1% |
| 1985 | 90.87 | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 76.67 | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 68.59 | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 55.45 | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 60.7 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 59.26 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 47.78 | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 64.47 | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 71.78 | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 76.52 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 80.32 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 86.46 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 60.13 | -30.5% |
| 1998 | 69.38 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 63.35 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 53.26 | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 62.27 | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 49.8 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 58.36 | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 45.83 | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 61.71 | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 66.82 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 63.09 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 62.19 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.18 | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 82.51 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 100.19 | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 99.93 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 104.39 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 92.7 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 95.04 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 112.26 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 98 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 105.81 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 100.52 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 116 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 133.11 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 139.94 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 112.93 | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 127.42 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.07 | 31.62 | 74.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.08 | 44.36 | 123.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.54 | 50.74 | 104.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.94 | 47.78 | 86.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.55 | 45.83 | 82.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.14 | 82.51 | 112.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.88 | 112.93 | 139.94 | 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 sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica was 127.42 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 139.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.62 in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Jamaica ranks 16th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.