Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 12.81 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 12.81 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 166.4% on the previous year and up 217.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 81.96 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -46.05 % change on previous year, in 1979.
That places Jamaica 15th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -7.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -563.9% |
| 1964 | 40.01 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1965 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1966 | 39.52 % change on previous year | -1042.7% |
| 1967 | -45.59 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 1968 | 11.05 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 1969 | 24.47 % change on previous year | +121.4% |
| 1970 | -17.25 % change on previous year | -170.5% |
| 1971 | 54.46 % change on previous year | -415.7% |
| 1972 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 1973 | -19.16 % change on previous year | -1133.7% |
| 1974 | 28.38 % change on previous year | -248.1% |
| 1975 | -27.13 % change on previous year | -195.6% |
| 1976 | 8.36 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 1977 | 31.87 % change on previous year | +281.2% |
| 1978 | 81.96 % change on previous year | +157.2% |
| 1979 | -46.05 % change on previous year | -156.2% |
| 1980 | -0.7324 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1981 | 15.11 % change on previous year | -2163.5% |
| 1982 | -29.62 % change on previous year | -296.0% |
| 1983 | 41.54 % change on previous year | -240.2% |
| 1984 | 49.02 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1985 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1986 | -14.83 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 1987 | -9.85 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 1988 | -18.6 % change on previous year | +88.9% |
| 1989 | 10.2 % change on previous year | -154.9% |
| 1990 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1991 | -18.65 % change on previous year | +1046.3% |
| 1992 | 36.27 % change on previous year | -294.4% |
| 1993 | 12.49 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 1994 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1995 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 1997 | -29.82 % change on previous year | -442.8% |
| 1998 | 16.38 % change on previous year | -154.9% |
| 1999 | -7.97 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2000 | -15.34 % change on previous year | +92.5% |
| 2001 | 17.65 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 2002 | -19.53 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 2003 | 17.9 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 2004 | -21 % change on previous year | -217.3% |
| 2005 | 35.4 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
| 2006 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 2007 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
| 2008 | -0.9902 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2009 | 32.69 % change on previous year | -3400.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8268 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 2011 | 21.96 % change on previous year | +2556.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1751 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 2013 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +2689.3% |
| 2014 | -10.88 % change on previous year | -322.8% |
| 2015 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2016 | 18.43 % change on previous year | +546.9% |
| 2017 | -12.52 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 2018 | 8.13 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2019 | -4.89 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 2020 | 15.71 % change on previous year | -421.0% |
| 2021 | 15.03 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2023 | -19.29 % change on previous year | -471.9% |
| 2024 | 12.81 % change on previous year | -166.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3400.9% | -0.9902 % change on previous year | 32.69 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +2689.3% | 0.1751 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +2556.1% | 0.8268 % change on previous year | 21.96 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +2163.5% | -0.7324 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.43 % change on previous year | -45.59 % change on previous year | 40.01 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.73 % change on previous year | -46.05 % change on previous year | 81.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | -29.62 % change on previous year | 49.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -29.82 % change on previous year | 36.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 % change on previous year | -21 % change on previous year | 35.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 % change on previous year | -12.52 % change on previous year | 21.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.89 % change on previous year | -19.29 % change on previous year | 15.71 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 New Caledonia 16.3 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.43 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Egypt 13.18 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Guatemala 11.19 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 9.86 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Mozambique 9.25 % change on previous year 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 — production, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 12.81 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.96 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.05 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.