Egg production, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Egg production, per square kilometre was 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, egg production, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3504 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3504 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4021 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3975 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3975 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4266 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6464 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8837 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9324 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9234 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1973 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1986 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.507 tonnes per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6343 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5596 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5078 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.518 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5586 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5901 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6578 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.753 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6995 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5355 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7073 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6445 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6674 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6339 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4705 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7974 tonnes per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5836 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6144 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6582 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5537 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6981 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8633 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7618 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6076 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7479 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8689 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9181 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9584 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8313 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.682 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5997 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre 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 | -70.3% | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.507 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6101 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3504 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9234 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.507 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5078 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.753 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6313 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4705 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7974 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7809 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5537 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9584 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 48 Sri Lanka 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 49 Armenia 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 52 Slovenia 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 54 Qatar 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3504 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.