Sugar cane production in Jamaica

Jamaica: Sugar cane production was 428,896 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
428,896 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
67th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.96 million tonnes
in 1966
All-time low
414,769 tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane production in Jamaica, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 428,896 tonnes for sugar cane production in 2024.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Jamaica peaked at 4.96 million tonnes in 1966 and was at its lowest, 414,769 tonnes, in 2023.

Jamaica ranks 67th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.54 million tonnes 4.07 million tonnes 4.96 million tonnes 9
1970s 3.69 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes 4.13 million tonnes 10
1980s 2.41 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes 2.81 million tonnes 10
1990s 2.48 million tonnes 2.26 million tonnes 2.73 million tonnes 10
2000s 1.81 million tonnes 1.33 million tonnes 2.23 million tonnes 10
2010s 1.32 million tonnes 744,165 tonnes 1.78 million tonnes 10
2020s 469,034 tonnes 414,769 tonnes 522,503 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 64 Burkina Faso 516,138 tonnes compare
  2. 65 Niger 476,922 tonnes compare
  3. 66 Taiwan 474,537 tonnes compare
  4. 68 Morocco 366,460 tonnes compare
  5. 69 Guinea 321,921 tonnes compare
  6. 70 Guyana 320,978 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 110 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane production in Jamaica?
Sugar cane production in Jamaica was 428,896 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 4.96 million tonnes in 1966.
What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 414,769 tonnes in 2023.
How does Jamaica rank for sugar cane production?
Jamaica ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,454 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.