Egg production, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Egg production, per capita was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0046 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0086 tonnes per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 tonnes per person, in 2005.
That places Jamaica 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +49.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -70.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +68.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0046 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0103 tonnes per person, 45% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0046 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0093 tonnes per person, 49% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -70.5% | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 116 Honduras 0.0048 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Tanzania 0.0047 tonnes per person compare
- 118 Cape Verde 0.0046 tonnes per person compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 0.0043 tonnes per person compare
- 121 North Macedonia 0.0041 tonnes per person compare
- 122 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Jamaica?
- Egg production, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 tonnes per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for egg production, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.