Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Jamaica stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 1967.
Jamaica ranks 39th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +97.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5505.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +56.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -55.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +205.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +148.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +53.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +129.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -45.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -56.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +217.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +82.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -45.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 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 | +5505.8% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +217.4% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Jamaica?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- How does Jamaica rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.