Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 53,758 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53,758 1000 USD
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
31st
of 82 countries
All-time high
59,041 1000 USD
in 2022
All-time low
7,973 1000 USD
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 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production value in Jamaica is 53,758 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is 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 59,041 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,973 1000 USD, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 31st of 82 countries on this measure, 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 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,590 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 7,973 1000 USD | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 10,629 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 14,882 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 14,258 1000 USD | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 19,893 1000 USD | +39.5% |
| 1967 | 10,824 1000 USD | -45.6% |
| 1968 | 12,020 1000 USD | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 14,961 1000 USD | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 12,380 1000 USD | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 19,122 1000 USD | +54.5% |
| 1972 | 19,477 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 15,745 1000 USD | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 20,214 1000 USD | +28.4% |
| 1975 | 14,730 1000 USD | -27.1% |
| 1976 | 15,962 1000 USD | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 21,048 1000 USD | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 38,298 1000 USD | +82.0% |
| 1979 | 20,663 1000 USD | -46.0% |
| 1980 | 20,512 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 23,612 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 16,618 1000 USD | -29.6% |
| 1983 | 23,521 1000 USD | +41.5% |
| 1984 | 35,051 1000 USD | +49.0% |
| 1985 | 30,929 1000 USD | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 26,342 1000 USD | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 23,748 1000 USD | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 19,330 1000 USD | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 21,303 1000 USD | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 20,956 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 17,047 1000 USD | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 23,230 1000 USD | +36.3% |
| 1993 | 26,132 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 28,144 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 29,840 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 32,435 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 22,764 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 26,492 1000 USD | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 24,381 1000 USD | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 20,641 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 24,284 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 19,540 1000 USD | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 23,039 1000 USD | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 18,200 1000 USD | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 24,642 1000 USD | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 26,820 1000 USD | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 25,441 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 25,189 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33,422 1000 USD | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 33,698 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 41,099 1000 USD | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 41,171 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43,182 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 38,483 1000 USD | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 39,579 1000 USD | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 46,875 1000 USD | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 41,006 1000 USD | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 44,339 1000 USD | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 42,170 1000 USD | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 48,794 1000 USD | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 56,130 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 59,041 1000 USD | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 47,654 1000 USD | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 53,758 1000 USD | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,670 1000 USD | 7,973 1000 USD | 19,893 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,764 1000 USD | 12,380 1000 USD | 38,298 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,097 1000 USD | 16,618 1000 USD | 35,051 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,142 1000 USD | 17,047 1000 USD | 32,435 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,122 1000 USD | 18,200 1000 USD | 33,422 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,160 1000 USD | 33,698 1000 USD | 46,875 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,075 1000 USD | 47,654 1000 USD | 59,041 1000 USD | 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 production value in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Jamaica was 53,758 1000 USD 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 59,041 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,973 1000 USD in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Jamaica ranks 31st 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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