Agriculture & Rural in Jamaica 3,770 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 2.06 % 2024 down 14.2% 78th 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 9.8 % 2024 up 64.2% 60th 2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.21 2024 down 47.5% 112th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 59.37 % 2023 down 2.4% 69th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 34.92 % 2023 up 17.8% 82nd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 9.8 % 2024 up 64.2% 62nd Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.8509 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 87.3% 12th Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.1% 38th Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 108.74 2024 up 27.3% 31st Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 107.35 2024 up 25.3% 22nd Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 131,251 1000 SLC 2024 down 44.5% 56th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 746,107 1000 SLC 2024 up 576.1% 46th Bananas — Gross Production Value 39,576 1000 USD 2024 up 22.1% 46th Tomato yields 17.82 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 8.8% 114th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 449.94 1000 No 2023 up 6.8% 88th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 19.66 % 2023 down 12.7% 61st Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 8.48 % 2023 down 15.9% 74th Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 11.18 % 2023 down 10.1% 15th Surface area 10,990 sq. km 2023 unchanged 163rd Agricultural land per capita 0.1468 hectares per capita 2023 down 2.4% 162nd Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.96 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 30.9% 97th Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 18.88 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 25.4% 130th Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 7.95 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 30.4% 99th Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 18.88 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 25.4% 130th Fish and seafood production 12,000 tonnes 2023 down 36.8% 151st Fertilizer consumption 7,105 tonnes 2023 down 28.8% 145th Fertilizer use by nutrient 3,549 tonnes 2023 down 26.1% 146th Cropland area 188,000 hectares 2023 down 0.9% 147th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.1535 t per square kilometre 2023 up 0.8% 16th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0726 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 1.8% 19th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 449.94 1000 No 2023 up 6.8% 88th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 29.08 % 2023 down 19.2% 69th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 225.11 1000 No 2023 up 5.5% 82nd Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 14.55 % 2023 down 20.1% 69th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 50.03 % 2023 down 1.2% 81st Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 53,758 1000 USD 2024 up 39.7% 31st Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.562 t per square kilometre 2023 up 795.0% 65th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0268 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 391.5% 65th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 50.25 % 2023 down 5.9% 102nd Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 49.75 % 2023 up 6.8% 56th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 0.49 % 2023 down 92.8% 102nd Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 23,018 1000 Int$ 2024 up 76.6% 20th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 1.60 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 18.8% 28th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 224.83 1000 No 2023 up 8.1% 81st FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 224.83 1000 No 2023 up 8.1% 82nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 49.97 % 2023 up 1.2% 68th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 14.53 % 2023 down 18.2% 50th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 29,125 1000 USD 2024 down 61.8% 69th Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 5,052 1000 USD 2024 down 11.7% 55th Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 22,749 ha 2024 up 44.9% 26th Coconuts, in shell — Yield 6,200 kg/ha 2024 up 21.9% 32nd Coconuts, in shell — Production 141,034 t 2024 up 76.6% 20th Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 39.33 t 2024 down 9.6% 70th Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 262 An 2024 down 9.7% 66th Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 262 An 2024 down 9.7% 66th Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.25 No 2024 up 4.2% 77th Share of employment in agriculture 13.9% 2025 down 21.4% 97th Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 13.9% 2025 down 21.4% 97th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 8.64 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 40.1% 58th Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 9.55 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 219.0% 43rd ← Previous Page 18 of 63 Next →