Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica
Jamaica: Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica stood at 100.85.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica peaked at 251.01 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 64.81, in 1977.
Jamaica ranks 29th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.95 | — |
| 1962 | 92.91 | +43.0% |
| 1963 | 203.66 | +119.2% |
| 1964 | 251.01 | +23.2% |
| 1965 | 132.7 | -47.1% |
| 1966 | 141.93 | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 140.26 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 128.03 | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 117.81 | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 108.28 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 102.75 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 101.27 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 99.39 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 86.64 | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 87.06 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 100.94 | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 64.81 | -35.8% |
| 1978 | 73.53 | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 101.25 | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 96.07 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 146.33 | +52.3% |
| 1982 | 136.97 | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 112.69 | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 179.77 | +59.5% |
| 1985 | 104.45 | -41.9% |
| 1986 | 174.5 | +67.1% |
| 1987 | 173.18 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 172 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 170.83 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 169.54 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 168.05 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 166.4 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 165.46 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 153.32 | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 137.99 | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 132.63 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 121.87 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 120.83 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 119.89 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 121.55 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 121.53 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 121.62 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 123.46 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 123.91 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 124.24 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 126.19 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 127.13 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 120.44 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 115.58 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 110.8 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 106.27 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 99.55 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 102.25 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 103.32 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.91 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 96.76 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 99.51 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 101.96 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 103.12 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 103.93 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 100.95 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 101.15 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 101 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.85 | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 100.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.59, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 100.85 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.06, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +119.2% | 92.91 | 203.66 |
| 1986 | +67.1% | 104.45 | 174.5 |
| 1984 | +59.5% | 112.69 | 179.77 |
| 1981 | +52.3% | 96.07 | 146.33 |
| 1965 | -47.1% | 251.01 | 132.7 |
| 1962 | +43.0% | 64.95 | 92.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141.47 | 64.95 | 251.01 | 9 |
| 1970s | 92.59 | 64.81 | 108.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.68 | 96.07 | 179.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.6 | 119.89 | 169.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.57 | 115.58 | 127.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.34 | 96.76 | 110.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.58 | 100.85 | 103.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Jamaica was 100.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 251.01 in 1964.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.81 in 1977.
- How does Jamaica rank for unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number?
- Jamaica ranks 29th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.