Value of agricultural production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Value of agricultural production was 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.96 billion thousand US Dollar
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
96th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.96 billion thousand US Dollar
in 2024
All-time low
600.25 million thousand US Dollar
in 1992
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Value of agricultural production in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in thousand US Dollar.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar for value of agricultural production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 158.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of agricultural production in Jamaica peaked at 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 600.25 million thousand US Dollar, in 1992.
That places Jamaica 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Value of agricultural production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | thousand US Dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 659.89 million thousand US Dollar | — |
| 1992 | 600.25 million thousand US Dollar | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 672.06 million thousand US Dollar | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 790.95 million thousand US Dollar | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 975.01 million thousand US Dollar | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 billion thousand US Dollar | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.23 billion thousand US Dollar | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 1.15 billion thousand US Dollar | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 billion thousand US Dollar | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 billion thousand US Dollar | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 billion thousand US Dollar | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 billion thousand US Dollar | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 975.02 million thousand US Dollar | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 984.03 million thousand US Dollar | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 billion thousand US Dollar | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 billion thousand US Dollar | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.15 billion thousand US Dollar | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 billion thousand US Dollar | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 billion thousand US Dollar | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.07 billion thousand US Dollar | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion thousand US Dollar | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 1.32 billion thousand US Dollar | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.23 billion thousand US Dollar | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.15 billion thousand US Dollar | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.19 billion thousand US Dollar | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.24 billion thousand US Dollar | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.30 billion thousand US Dollar | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.40 billion thousand US Dollar | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1.47 billion thousand US Dollar | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.58 billion thousand US Dollar | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.15 billion thousand US Dollar | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 2.13 billion thousand US Dollar | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.53 billion thousand US Dollar | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 912.03 million thousand US Dollar | 600.25 million thousand US Dollar | 1.23 billion thousand US Dollar | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 billion thousand US Dollar | 975.02 million thousand US Dollar | 1.15 billion thousand US Dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 billion thousand US Dollar | 1.07 billion thousand US Dollar | 1.47 billion thousand US Dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 billion thousand US Dollar | 1.58 billion thousand US Dollar | 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 93 Jordan 3.42 billion thousand US Dollar compare
- 94 Nicaragua 3.36 billion thousand US Dollar compare
- 95 Lithuania 3.18 billion thousand US Dollar compare
- 97 Zambia 2.92 billion thousand US Dollar compare
- 98 Panama 2.88 billion thousand US Dollar compare
- 99 Tajikistan 2.82 billion thousand US Dollar 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 value of agricultural production in Jamaica?
- Value of agricultural production in Jamaica was 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of agricultural production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 billion thousand US Dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of agricultural production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 600.25 million thousand US Dollar in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for value of agricultural production?
- Jamaica ranks 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of agricultural production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.7%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross production value of the agricultural sector, measured in current US$.