Agriculture & Rural in Jamaica

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% 2023 down 36.2% 164th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% 2023 up 8.2% 115th
Rural population 40.6% 2025 down 9.4% 87th
Rural population growth -1.3% 2025 down 201.0% 175th
Rural population 1.15 million 2025 down 8.3% 123rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% 2025 up 49.3% 84th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ 2025 up 126.5% 119th
Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares 2023 down 19.5% 159th
Cereal yield 1,140 kg per hectare 2023 down 5.0% 157th
Cereal production 2,291 metric tons 2023 down 23.5% 164th
Fertilizer consumption 59.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 28.8% 116th
Land area 10,830 sq. km 2023 unchanged 160th
Agricultural land 4,170 sq. km 2023 down 0.4% 149th
Agricultural land 38.5% 2023 down 0.4% 103rd
Arable land 120,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 145th
Permanent cropland 6.3% 2023 down 2.6% 47th
Arable land 11.1% 2023 unchanged 95th
Arable land 0.0423 hectares per person 2023 down 2.0% 155th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 8.0% 2025 down 0.7% 99th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 18.9% 2025 down 25.5% 88th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 13.9% 2025 down 21.4% 97th
Average precipitation in depth 2,051 mm per year 2022 unchanged 30th
Crop production index 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 9.7% 70th
Food production index 113.26 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 16.5% 68th
Livestock production index 114.88 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 24.9% 68th
Forest area 56.2% 2023 up 6.8% 36th
Forest area 6,085 sq. km 2023 up 6.8% 135th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 17.1% 2022 down 29.2% 136th
Surface area 10,990 sq. km 2023 unchanged 163rd
Access to electricity, rural 95.7% 2024 up 7.3% 142nd