Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Jamaica
Jamaica: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 134.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross production index number in Jamaica is 134.3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Jamaica peaked at 177.54 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 30.07, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 10th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.07 | — |
| 1962 | 34.72 | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 34.96 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 38.39 | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 40.28 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 44.49 | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 52.26 | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 46.46 | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 43.83 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 56.63 | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 86.09 | +52.0% |
| 1972 | 89.33 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 89.45 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 92.02 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 94.07 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 83.78 | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 87.55 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 104.94 | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 110.13 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 93.12 | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 95.58 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 81.97 | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 91.54 | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 104.45 | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 114.75 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 116.06 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 123.06 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 116.92 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 93.39 | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 113.14 | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 130.4 | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 150.22 | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 155.51 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 163.9 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 168.43 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 177.54 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 148.95 | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 139.02 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 137.12 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 103.5 | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 110.4 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 103.81 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 106.67 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 95.41 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 75.18 | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 86.19 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 79.27 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 71.67 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 87.25 | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 95.85 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 94.33 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 101.64 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 97.28 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 94.81 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 95.81 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 109.38 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 101.13 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 104.18 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 115.65 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 115.74 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 130.08 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 145.39 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 136.61 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 134.3 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.61 | 30.07 | 52.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.4 | 56.63 | 110.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.08 | 81.97 | 123.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.42 | 113.14 | 177.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.94 | 71.67 | 110.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.01 | 94.33 | 115.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.42 | 115.74 | 145.39 | 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 yams — gross production index number in Jamaica?
- Yams — gross production index number in Jamaica was 134.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 177.54 in 1996.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.07 in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 Yams — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.