Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0064 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0064 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.007 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 ha per person, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.003 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0031 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0042 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.004 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0054 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.006 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.006 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.005 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.005 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.005 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.006 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.006 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.007 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 ha per person | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0064 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.