Net food imports by crop - Maize in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 282,903 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize in Jamaica is 282,903, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 135.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Jamaica peaked at 304,129 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13,899, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,899 | — |
| 1962 | 14,997 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 16,798 | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 26,031 | +55.0% |
| 1965 | 23,035 | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 49,609 | +115.4% |
| 1967 | 46,759 | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 47,588 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 57,927 | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 67,155 | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 114,118 | +69.9% |
| 1972 | 111,581 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 109,540 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 105,588 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 117,198 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 160,057 | +36.6% |
| 1977 | 133,007 | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 206,867 | +55.5% |
| 1979 | 68,613 | -66.8% |
| 1980 | 210,401 | +206.6% |
| 1981 | 225,935 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 151,300 | -33.0% |
| 1983 | 166,333 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 202,535 | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 147,052 | -27.4% |
| 1986 | 121,849 | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 153,459 | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 187,059 | +21.9% |
| 1989 | 131,004 | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 161,042 | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 165,001 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 188,956 | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 200,137 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 181,877 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 178,572 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 157,966 | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 196,018 | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 192,000 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 181,752 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 218,400 | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 176,999 | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 251,999 | +42.4% |
| 2003 | 211,495 | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 191,850 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 197,499 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 304,129 | +54.0% |
| 2007 | 248,661 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 141,495 | -43.1% |
| 2009 | 119,917 | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 204,157 | +70.2% |
| 2011 | 260,202 | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 162,486 | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 175,936 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 205,017 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 150,631 | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 219,186 | +45.5% |
| 2017 | 284,197 | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 277,544 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 282,903 | +1.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 282,903 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 282,903 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037, 4.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +206.6% | 68,613 | 210,401 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,960 | 13,899 | 57,927 | 9 |
| 1970s | 119,372 | 67,155 | 206,867 | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,693 | 121,849 | 225,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 180,332 | 157,966 | 200,137 | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,244 | 119,917 | 304,129 | 10 |
| 2010s | 222,226 | 150,631 | 284,197 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 net food imports by crop - maize in Jamaica?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Jamaica was 282,903 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 304,129 in 2006.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,899 in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Jamaica ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.