Agriculture & Rural in Jamaica 3,746 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Beer of barley, malted — Production 40,900 t 2023 down 56.9% 114th Molasses — Production 28,055 t 2023 down 48.9% 78th Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production 35,422 t 2023 down 70.6% 92nd Rural population, per square kilometre 108.95 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.7% 30th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 153,918 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 95.7% 18th Fertilizer consumption 59.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 28.8% 116th Agricultural land 4,170 sq. km 2023 down 0.4% 149th Arable land 120,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 145th Arable land 0.0423 hectares per person 2023 down 2.0% 155th Arable land 11.1% 2023 unchanged 95th Permanent cropland 6.3% 2023 down 2.6% 47th Land area 10,830 sq. km 2023 unchanged 160th Meat supply per person 66.96 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.2% 74th Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 66.96 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.2% 74th Fish and seafood consumption per capita 27.85 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 12.5% 45th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 27.85 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 12.5% 45th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 59.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 28.8% 116th Share of land area used for agriculture 38.5% 2023 down 0.4% 102nd Share of land area used for arable agriculture 11.1% 2023 unchanged 95th Projections for global peak agricultural land 417,000 hectares 2023 down 0.4% 153rd Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 2,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 122nd Per capita meat consumption by type 0.01 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 66.7% 169th Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 18.88 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 25.4% 130th Daily meat consumption per person 183.45 grams per day per capita 2023 up 7.2% 74th Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 541.39 million tonnes 2023 up 18.8% 73rd Per capita meat consumption in the United States 56.79 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.2% 13th Share of cereals allocated to human food 42.1% 2023 down 28.6% 137th Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 42.1% 2023 down 28.6% 137th Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 57.6% 2023 up 41.7% 47th Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.2% 2023 down 27.2% 115th Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 861,000 tonnes 2023 up 35.0% 115th Agricultural land use 417,000 hectares 2023 down 0.4% 153rd Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 344,000 tonnes 2023 down 2.0% 144th Per capita meat and fish consumption 56.79 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.2% 13th Fertilizer use per capita 0.53 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 32.1% 118th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -0.4% 2023 up 96.3% 143rd Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 37.79 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 28.1% 122nd Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 8.21 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 5.2% 137th Nitrogen fertilizer use 3,549 tonnes 2023 down 26.1% 146th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate -0.1684 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.9% 68th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6361 % change on previous year 2024 down 184.8% 81st Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 2,124 kg/ha 2024 up 2.4% 43rd Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 68,069 1000 USD 2024 up 29.4% 94th Beans, dry — Area harvested 101 ha 2024 down 25.7% 116th Beans, dry — Production 106 t 2024 down 23.2% 119th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 3,718 1000 Int$ 2024 down 0.8% 74th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 475.93 2024 up 576.1% 2nd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 469.89 2024 up 565.3% 2nd Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0561 t per person 2024 up 27.4% 44th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 21,560 t 2024 up 39.6% 69th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 1,432 ha 2024 up 25.4% 67th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 81 1000 Int$ 2024 down 22.9% 121st Beans, dry — Yield 1,050 kg/ha 2024 up 3.4% 72nd Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.3% 49th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.1398 t per person 2024 up 19.5% 53rd 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 217.45 1000 No 2025 down 4.4% 103rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 160.34 1000 No 2025 down 11.8% 102nd ← Previous Page 7 of 63 Next →