Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 4,780 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4,780 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Jamaica peaked at 38,658 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -102, in 1969.
That places Jamaica 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1 | — |
| 1962 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -2 | +100.0% |
| 1964 | -69 | +3350.0% |
| 1965 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1966 | -3 | — |
| 1967 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -31 | +933.3% |
| 1969 | -102 | +229.0% |
| 1970 | 1,571 | -1640.2% |
| 1971 | 1,895 | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 571 | -69.9% |
| 1973 | -3 | -100.5% |
| 1974 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1975 | -10 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | -4 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | -1 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 15,534 | — |
| 1987 | 14,443 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 36,144 | +150.3% |
| 1989 | 11,266 | -68.8% |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 18 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 12 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 2,274 | — |
| 2000 | 4,000 | +75.9% |
| 2001 | 671 | -83.2% |
| 2002 | 18,089 | +2595.8% |
| 2003 | 20,000 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 18,934 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 37,290 | +96.9% |
| 2006 | 31,229 | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 33,439 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 28,889 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 17,720 | -38.7% |
| 2010 | 27,536 | +55.4% |
| 2011 | 38,658 | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 2,906 | -92.5% |
| 2013 | 5,056 | +74.0% |
| 2014 | 7,553 | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 4,193 | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 6,135 | +46.3% |
| 2017 | 7,058 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 5,504 | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 4,780 | -13.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 4,780 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 4,780 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5, 1912.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -3350.0% | -2 | -69 |
| 2002 | +2595.8% | 671 | 18,089 |
| 1970 | +1640.2% | -102 | 1,571 |
| 1968 | -933.3% | -3 | -31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -23.56 | -102 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | 401.9 | -10 | 1,895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,739 | 0 | 36,144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 231 | 0 | 2,274 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,026 | 671 | 37,290 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,938 | 2,906 | 38,658 | 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 - rice, paddy in Jamaica?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Jamaica was 4,780 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 38,658 in 2011.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -102 in 1969.
- How does Jamaica rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 - Rice, paddy. 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.