How have things changed? in Jamaica
Jamaica: How have things changed? was 13,445 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,445 metric tons
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
152nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
28,717 metric tons
in 1994
All-time low
8,050 metric tons
in 1981
Years of data
60
1965–2024
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.
How have things changed? in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 9,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8,500 metric tons | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 8,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9,300 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 9,500 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 9,600 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 10,100 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 10,100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10,130 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 10,109 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 9,797 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 9,851 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 9,250 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 8,050 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 8,200 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 8,961 metric tons | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 9,965 metric tons | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 10,731 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 11,275 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 11,170 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 14,652 metric tons | +31.2% |
| 1989 | 16,160 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 17,054 metric tons | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 18,390 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 22,340 metric tons | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 26,340 metric tons | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 28,717 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 28,300 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 27,755 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 23,485 metric tons | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 20,956 metric tons | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 21,414 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10,052 metric tons | -53.1% |
| 2001 | 18,831 metric tons | +87.3% |
| 2002 | 21,047 metric tons | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 15,456 metric tons | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 17,971 metric tons | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 18,771 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 25,727 metric tons | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 22,019 metric tons | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 19,010 metric tons | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 21,343 metric tons | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 19,347 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 19,155 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16,039 metric tons | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 19,192 metric tons | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 16,085 metric tons | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 17,632 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 18,259 metric tons | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 20,614 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 16,840 metric tons | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 14,597 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 13,802 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 14,115 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 13,493 metric tons | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 13,500 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 13,445 metric tons | -0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 13,445 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 13,445 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +87.3% | 10,052 metric tons | 18,831 metric tons |
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
- 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 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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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.