How have things changed? in Jamaica
Jamaica: How have things changed? was 13,445 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed? in Jamaica, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 13,445 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Jamaica peaked at 28,717 metric tons in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8,050 metric tons, in 1981.
That places Jamaica 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,800 metric tons | 8,500 metric tons | 9,000 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 9,699 metric tons | 8,500 metric tons | 10,130 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,841 metric tons | 8,050 metric tons | 16,160 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,475 metric tons | 17,054 metric tons | 28,717 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,023 metric tons | 10,052 metric tons | 25,727 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,776 metric tons | 14,597 metric tons | 20,614 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,671 metric tons | 13,445 metric tons | 14,115 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 149 Bahrain 15,163 metric tons compare
- 150 French Polynesia 14,715 metric tons compare
- 151 Afghanistan 14,170 metric tons compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 12,943 metric tons compare
- 154 Moldova 12,757 metric tons compare
- 155 Cyprus 10,217 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.833 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4942 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.32 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.994 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 233.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Jamaica?
- How have things changed? in Jamaica was 13,445 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28,717 metric tons in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,050 metric tons in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for how have things changed??
- Jamaica ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.