> In 2024 Jamaica produced 21,082 t of cassava, the 64th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 27%.

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# Cassava production in Jamaica

In 2024 Jamaica produced 21,082 t of cassava, the 64th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 27%. The record was 31,833 t in 2020. Area harvested: 1,038 ha, yield 20.3 t/ha.

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Production, 202421,082 t
World rank64 of 94
10-year change+27%
Record31,833 t2020

## Cassava in Jamaica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Jamaica compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.01%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha20.3world 10.2 (+99%)
kg per person7.43world 41.9
10-year change+27%world +18%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 62 | [El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/el-salvador/) | 24,172 | 0.01% |
| 63 | [Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/mexico/) | 23,488 | 0.01% |
| 64 | **Jamaica** | 21,082 | 0.01% |
| 65 | [Timor-Leste](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/timor-leste/) | 17,373 | 0.01% |
| 66 | [Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/burkina-faso/) | 16,615 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

### Map of world production of cassava

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Jamaica is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 21,082 | +7.2% | 1,038 | 20.31 |
| 2023 | 19,669 | −9.0% | 972 | 20.24 |
| 2022 | 21,607 | −10% | 1,037 | 20.84 |
| 2021 | 24,074 | −24% | 1,189 | 20.25 |
| 2020 | 31,833 | +20% | 1,498 | 21.25 |
| 2019 | 26,529 | +16% | 1,271 | 20.87 |
| 2018 | 22,844 | +10% | 1,136 | 20.11 |
| 2017 | 20,763 | −4.8% | 1,072 | 19.37 |
| 2016 | 21,816 | +10% | 1,134 | 19.24 |
| 2015 | 19,785 | +19% | 1,072 | 18.46 |
| 2014 | 16,559 | −4.7% | 900 | 18.40 |
| 2013 | 17,371 | −3.6% | 925 | 18.78 |
| 2012 | 18,020 | −12% | 954 | 18.89 |
| 2011 | 20,533 | +11% | 1,087 | 18.89 |
| 2010 | 18,490 | +32% | 998 | 18.53 |
| 2009 | 13,995 | −6.6% | 751 | 18.64 |
| 2008 | 14,991 | −19% | 806 | 18.60 |
| 2007 | 18,519 | +4.6% | 992 | 18.67 |
| 2006 | 17,711 | +34% | 951 | 18.62 |
| 2005 | 13,224 | −21% | 750 | 17.63 |
| 2004 | 16,758 | −2.8% | 910 | 18.42 |
| 2003 | 17,248 | +27% | 898 | 19.21 |
| 2002 | 13,634 | −7.4% | 723 | 18.86 |
| 2001 | 14,727 | −4.2% | 781 | 18.86 |
| 2000 | 15,371 | −11% | 849 | 18.10 |
| 1999 | 17,364 | +16% | 913 | 19.02 |
| 1998 | 14,972 | +9.2% | 780 | 19.19 |
| 1997 | 13,713 | −33% | 726 | 18.89 |
| 1996 | 20,369 | +17% | 976 | 20.87 |
| 1995 | 17,447 | −8.2% | 851 | 20.50 |
| 1994 | 19,011 | −9.7% | 973 | 19.54 |
| 1993 | 21,054 | +38% | 1,128 | 18.66 |
| 1992 | 15,300 | +26% | 1,012 | 15.12 |
| 1991 | 12,111 | +2.6% | 1,007 | 12.03 |
| 1990 | 11,803 | +17% | 991 | 11.91 |
| 1989 | 10,128 | −25% | 864 | 11.72 |
| 1988 | 13,572 | −20% | 1,110 | 12.23 |
| 1987 | 17,021 | +3.0% | 1,371 | 12.42 |
| 1986 | 16,522 | −7.5% | 1,343 | 12.30 |
| 1985 | 17,854 | −9.3% | 1,580 | 11.30 |
| 1984 | 19,677 | +14% | 1,687 | 11.66 |
| 1983 | 17,188 | +1.4% | 1,650 | 10.42 |
| 1982 | 16,957 | −22% | 1,640 | 10.34 |
| 1981 | 21,879 | −5.7% | 1,957 | 11.18 |
| 1980 | 23,194 | −19% | 1,988 | 11.67 |
| 1979 | 28,595 | −5.0% | 2,515 | 11.37 |
| 1978 | 30,110 | +7.2% | 3,307 | 9.10 |
| 1977 | 28,088 | +34% | 3,045 | 9.22 |
| 1976 | 20,929 | +12% | 2,293 | 9.13 |
| 1975 | 18,643 | +26% | 2,181 | 8.55 |
| 1974 | 14,758 | −1.6% | 1,785 | 8.27 |
| 1973 | 14,994 | −29% | 1,865 | 8.04 |
| 1972 | 21,250 | +22% | 2,396 | 8.87 |
| 1971 | 17,413 | −14% | 2,061 | 8.45 |
| 1970 | 20,161 | +79% | 2,344 | 8.60 |
| 1969 | 11,251 | +34% | 1,519 | 7.41 |
| 1968 | 8,423 | −45% | 1,015 | 8.30 |
| 1967 | 15,308 | +24% | 1,370 | 11.17 |
| 1966 | 12,318 | +34% | 1,668 | 7.38 |
| 1965 | 9,187 | +4.6% | 815 | 11.27 |
| 1964 | 8,780 | −3.2% | 800 | 10.98 |
| 1963 | 9,072 | 0.0% | 850 | 10.67 |
| 1962 | 9,072 | +0.0% | 850 | 10.67 |
| 1961 | 9,070 | — | 840 | 10.80 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of cassava in Jamaica?

Jamaica produced 21,082 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Jamaica rank in the world for production of cassava?

Jamaica ranked 64th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of cassava in Jamaica changed?

It rose by 27% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 31,833 t in 2020.

### What is the yield of cassava in Jamaica?

20.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (21,082 t from 1,038 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/nigeria/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/dr-congo/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/thailand/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/ghana/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/brazil/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/indonesia/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cambodia/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/angola/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/vietnam/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/tanzania/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/mozambique/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

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[Agricultural production in Jamaica](https://husfarm.com/production/country/jamaica/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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