Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 6.33 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.33 million 1000 SLC
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
28th
of 82 countries
All-time high
6.95 million 1000 SLC
in 2022
All-time low
938,610 1000 SLC
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Jamaica stood at 6.33 million 1000 SLC.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Jamaica peaked at 6.95 million 1000 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 938,610 1000 SLC, in 1962.
That places Jamaica 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 million 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 938,610 1000 SLC | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 1.25 million 1000 SLC | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 1.75 million 1000 SLC | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 1.68 million 1000 SLC | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 2.34 million 1000 SLC | +39.5% |
| 1967 | 1.27 million 1000 SLC | -45.6% |
| 1968 | 1.42 million 1000 SLC | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 1.76 million 1000 SLC | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 1.46 million 1000 SLC | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 2.25 million 1000 SLC | +54.5% |
| 1972 | 2.29 million 1000 SLC | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.85 million 1000 SLC | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 2.38 million 1000 SLC | +28.4% |
| 1975 | 1.73 million 1000 SLC | -27.1% |
| 1976 | 1.88 million 1000 SLC | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 2.48 million 1000 SLC | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 4.51 million 1000 SLC | +82.0% |
| 1979 | 2.43 million 1000 SLC | -46.0% |
| 1980 | 2.41 million 1000 SLC | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.78 million 1000 SLC | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 1.96 million 1000 SLC | -29.6% |
| 1983 | 2.77 million 1000 SLC | +41.5% |
| 1984 | 4.13 million 1000 SLC | +49.0% |
| 1985 | 3.64 million 1000 SLC | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 3.10 million 1000 SLC | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 2.80 million 1000 SLC | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 2.28 million 1000 SLC | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 2.51 million 1000 SLC | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 2.47 million 1000 SLC | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.01 million 1000 SLC | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 2.73 million 1000 SLC | +36.3% |
| 1993 | 3.08 million 1000 SLC | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 3.31 million 1000 SLC | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.51 million 1000 SLC | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.82 million 1000 SLC | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.68 million 1000 SLC | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 3.12 million 1000 SLC | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 2.87 million 1000 SLC | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.43 million 1000 SLC | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 2.86 million 1000 SLC | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 2.30 million 1000 SLC | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 2.71 million 1000 SLC | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 2.14 million 1000 SLC | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 2.90 million 1000 SLC | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 3.16 million 1000 SLC | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million 1000 SLC | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.97 million 1000 SLC | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.93 million 1000 SLC | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 3.97 million 1000 SLC | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.84 million 1000 SLC | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 4.85 million 1000 SLC | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.08 million 1000 SLC | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.53 million 1000 SLC | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 4.66 million 1000 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.52 million 1000 SLC | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 4.83 million 1000 SLC | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 5.22 million 1000 SLC | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 4.96 million 1000 SLC | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.74 million 1000 SLC | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 6.61 million 1000 SLC | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 6.95 million 1000 SLC | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 5.61 million 1000 SLC | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 6.33 million 1000 SLC | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 million 1000 SLC | 938,610 1000 SLC | 2.34 million 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.33 million 1000 SLC | 1.46 million 1000 SLC | 4.51 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 million 1000 SLC | 1.96 million 1000 SLC | 4.13 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 million 1000 SLC | 2.01 million 1000 SLC | 3.82 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million 1000 SLC | 2.14 million 1000 SLC | 3.93 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 million 1000 SLC | 3.97 million 1000 SLC | 5.52 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 million 1000 SLC | 5.61 million 1000 SLC | 6.95 million 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 25 Myanmar 8.54 million 1000 SLC compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 7.29 million 1000 SLC compare
- 27 Philippines 7.27 million 1000 SLC compare
- 29 Congo 4.25 million 1000 SLC compare
- 30 Bangladesh 3.96 million 1000 SLC compare
- 31 Ethiopia 3.21 million 1000 SLC 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 sweet potatoes — gross production value in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Jamaica was 6.33 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 million 1000 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 938,610 1000 SLC in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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