Tobacco production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tobacco production was 1,660 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,660 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 146 countries
All-time high
2,540 tonnes
in 1964
All-time low
630 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tobacco production in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,660 tonnes 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 tonnes in 1964 and was at its lowest, 630 tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 630 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 914 tonnes | +45.1% |
| 1963 | 2,032 tonnes | +122.3% |
| 1964 | 2,540 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 1,361 tonnes | -46.4% |
| 1966 | 1,474 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1,474 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,361 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 1,267 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 1,179 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 1,134 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1,134 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,130 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,000 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 1,019 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,197 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 778 tonnes | -35.0% |
| 1978 | 893 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 1,244 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 1,195 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 1,844 tonnes | +54.3% |
| 1982 | 1,750 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1,460 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 2,360 tonnes | +61.6% |
| 1985 | 1,387 tonnes | -41.2% |
| 1986 | 2,339 tonnes | +68.6% |
| 1987 | 2,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,339 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,350 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2,200 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 2,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 1,941 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,800 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,838 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,849 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,862 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,901 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,920 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,935 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,976 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,903 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1,834 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,765 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,701 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,600 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,650 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,673 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,623 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,576 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,624 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,667 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,688 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,705 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,661 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,665 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,663 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,660 tonnes | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,660 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,319 tonnes, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,660 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,031 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 2,032 tonnes |
| 1986 | +68.6% | 1,387 tonnes | 2,339 tonnes |
| 1984 | +61.6% | 1,460 tonnes | 2,360 tonnes |
| 1981 | +54.3% | 1,195 tonnes | 1,844 tonnes |
| 1965 | -46.4% | 2,540 tonnes | 1,361 tonnes |
| 1962 | +45.1% | 630 tonnes | 914 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,450 tonnes | 630 tonnes | 2,540 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,071 tonnes | 778 tonnes | 1,244 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,935 tonnes | 1,195 tonnes | 2,360 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,091 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes | 2,350 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,902 tonnes | 1,834 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,657 tonnes | 1,576 tonnes | 1,765 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,671 tonnes | 1,660 tonnes | 1,705 tonnes | 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 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 tobacco production recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,540 tonnes in 1964.
- What is the lowest tobacco production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 630 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tobacco production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.