Tobacco production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tobacco production was 1,660 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,660
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 146 countries
All-time high
2,540
in 1964
All-time low
630
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tobacco production in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,660 for tobacco production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco production in Jamaica peaked at 2,540 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 630, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 79th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tobacco production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 630 | — |
| 1962 | 914 | +45.1% |
| 1963 | 2,032 | +122.3% |
| 1964 | 2,540 | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 1,361 | -46.4% |
| 1966 | 1,474 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1,474 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,361 | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 1,267 | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 1,179 | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 1,134 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1,134 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,130 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,000 | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 1,019 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,197 | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 778 | -35.0% |
| 1978 | 893 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 1,244 | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 1,195 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 1,844 | +54.3% |
| 1982 | 1,750 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1,460 | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 2,360 | +61.6% |
| 1985 | 1,387 | -41.2% |
| 1986 | 2,339 | +68.6% |
| 1987 | 2,339 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,339 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,339 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,339 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,339 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,339 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,350 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2,200 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 2,000 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 1,941 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,800 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,838 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,849 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,862 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,901 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,920 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,935 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,976 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,000 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,903 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1,834 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,765 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,701 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,673 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,623 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,576 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,624 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,667 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,688 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,705 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,661 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,665 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,663 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,660 | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,660 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,319, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,660 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,031, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tobacco production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +122.3% | 914 | 2,032 |
| 1986 | +68.6% | 1,387 | 2,339 |
| 1984 | +61.6% | 1,460 | 2,360 |
| 1981 | +54.3% | 1,195 | 1,844 |
| 1965 | -46.4% | 2,540 | 1,361 |
| 1962 | +45.1% | 630 | 914 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,450 | 630 | 2,540 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,071 | 778 | 1,244 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,935 | 1,195 | 2,360 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,091 | 1,800 | 2,350 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,902 | 1,834 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,657 | 1,576 | 1,765 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,671 | 1,660 | 1,705 | 5 |
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 tobacco production in Jamaica?
- Tobacco production in Jamaica was 1,660 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tobacco production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,540 in 1964.
- What is the lowest tobacco production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 630 in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for tobacco production?
- Jamaica ranks 79th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tobacco production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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