Yams — Losses in Jamaica
Jamaica: Yams — Losses was 39 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Losses in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — losses in Jamaica stood at 39 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 254.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — losses in Jamaica peaked at 50 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11 1000 t, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 8th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Losses in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 11 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 11 1000 t | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 11 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 1000 t | +316.7% |
| 2020 | 25 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 28 1000 t | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 26 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 39 1000 t | +50.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Losses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +316.7% | 12 1000 t | 50 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3 1000 t | 11 1000 t | 50 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 1000 t | 25 1000 t | 39 1000 t | 4 |
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 — losses in Jamaica?
- Yams — losses in Jamaica was 39 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — losses recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 50 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest yams — losses recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for yams — losses?
- Jamaica ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — losses rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.