Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0736 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0736 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0854 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 42nd out of 174 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 - Wheat, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 units per person | +102.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 units per person | -45.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0187 units per person | +5132.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0291 units per person | +55.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0312 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0286 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0381 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0276 units per person | -27.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 units per person | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0305 units per person | +59.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0294 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0311 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 units per person | -59.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0421 units per person | +233.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0326 units per person | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0301 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0325 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0524 units per person | +61.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0703 units per person | +34.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0727 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0854 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0705 units per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0566 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0382 units per person | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0779 units per person | +103.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0707 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 units per person | -46.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0353 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0171 units per person | -51.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0611 units per person | +257.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0653 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0388 units per person | -40.7% |
| 2000 | 0.071 units per person | +83.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0742 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 units per person | -43.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0603 units per person | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0595 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0851 units per person | +43.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0559 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0601 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0659 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0711 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0595 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0705 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0583 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0681 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0675 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0688 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0603 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0561 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.069 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0736 units per person | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +5132.1% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0187 units per person |
| 1997 | +257.3% | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0611 units per person |
| 1980 | +233.4% | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0421 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.027 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0381 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0545 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | 0.0854 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0779 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0645 units per person | 0.0422 units per person | 0.0851 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0652 units per person | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | 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 - wheat, per capita in Jamaica?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0736 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0854 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.