Cereal yield in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cereal yield was 1,140 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Jamaica stood at 1,140 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Jamaica peaked at 2,157 kg per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 868.3 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,105 kg per hectare | 868.3 kg per hectare | 1,245 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,560 kg per hectare | 1,106 kg per hectare | 2,157 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,643 kg per hectare | 1,296 kg per hectare | 2,042 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,314 kg per hectare | 1,116 kg per hectare | 1,573 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,227 kg per hectare | 1,147 kg per hectare | 1,316 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,192 kg per hectare | 1,090 kg per hectare | 1,356 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,134 kg per hectare | 1,114 kg per hectare | 1,162 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 2,291 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 59.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Jamaica?
- Cereal yield in Jamaica was 1,140 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,157 kg per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 868.3 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for cereal yield?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.