FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Jamaica

According to FAOSTAT, Jamaica produced 2,381 t of cereals, 280,915 t of vegetables, 396,788 t of fruit, 159,369 t of meat and 210,292 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (428,896 t), yams (191,667 t) and coconuts (141,034 t).

Products recorded: 85
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in pineapples (+179%), followed by coconuts (+77%).

Livestock numbers: 153,169 cattle, 220,979 pigs, 1,311 sheep and 602,785 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All sugar crops	428,896	92	0.02%	−76%
All fruit	396,788	113	0.04%	+21%
All roots and tubers	310,014	114	0.03%	+32%
All vegetables	280,915	113	0.02%	+18%
All milk	210,292	121	0.02%	+5.3%
All meat	159,369	116	0.04%	+30%
All citrus fruit	148,781	58	0.09%	+5.3%
All eggs	13,008	108	0.01%	+98%
All cereals	2,381	162	0%	−5.2%
All pulses	1,850	148	0%	−24%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sugar cane	428,896	63	0.02%	−76%
Goat milk	200,500	23	0.98%	+7.3%
Yams	191,667	14	0.21%	+42%
Chicken meat	142,354	74	0.11%	+29%
Coconuts, in shell	141,034	22	0.22%	+77%
Oranges	72,770	51	0.11%	+8.1%
Bananas	62,998	64	0.05%	+22%
Pumpkins and squash	60,526	53	0.18%	+25%
Plantains	56,061	29	0.13%	+43%
Sweet potatoes	55,056	54	0.06%	+40%
Pineapples	51,220	40	0.17%	+179%
Grapefruit and pomelos	45,874	19	0.46%	+2.8%
Cabbages	42,823	76	0.06%	+34%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	41,585	30	0.17%	−6.4%
Beer	40,900	116	0.02%	−57%
Raw sugar	35,422	91	0.02%	−71%
Carrots and turnips	32,672	73	0.07%	+31%
Other starchy roots and tubers	31,088	27	0.32%	+28%
Molasses	28,055	78	0.04%	−49%
Lemons and limes	26,336	46	0.11%	+1.3%
Tomatoes	24,320	110	0.01%	−3.6%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	23,768	114	0.01%	+6.5%
Chillies and peppers, green	21,560	68	0.05%	+40%
Cassava	21,082	64	0.01%	+27%
Chillies and peppers, dry	18,718	23	0.34%	+33%
Cucumbers	18,435	79	0.02%	+19%
Watermelons	17,909	87	0.02%	+32%
Lettuce and chicory	17,053	45	0.06%	+51%
Spinach	14,524	24	0.05%	+0.4%
Coconut oil	13,550	14	0.43%	+74%
Hen eggs	13,008	108	0.01%	+98%
Potatoes	11,121	128	0%	−43%
Margarine and shortening	10,555	60	0.08%	+62%
Cow milk	9,792	152	0%	−24%
Papayas	9,788	37	0.07%	+7.5%
Pork (pig meat)	9,137	102	0.01%	+34%
Beef (cattle meat)	7,407	136	0.01%	+44%
Spring onions and shallots	7,010	29	0.13%	−44%
Coffee, green	6,521	39	0.06%	+23%
Palm oil	6,500	36	0.01%	—
Okra	6,034	37	0.05%	+1.5%
String beans	5,481	15	0.46%	−15%
Onions, dry	4,672	123	0%	+576%
Tangerines and mandarins	3,802	59	0.01%	+13%
Pig fat, rendered	3,704	51	0.06%	+5.8%
Melons	3,220	71	0.01%	−3.9%
Mangoes and guavas	2,787	72	0%	−7.1%
Avocados	2,439	50	0.02%	−6.2%
Maize	2,381	143	0%	−4.4%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	2,177	80	0%	−12%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,800	59	0.02%	+32%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	1,660	75	0.03%	−0.8%
Cauliflower and broccoli	1,535	72	0.01%	−19%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,481	109	0.02%	+43%
Fat of pigs	997	66	0.01%	+34%
Ginger	867	30	0.02%	−32%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	777	37	0.02%	−46%
Honey	766	88	0.04%	−0.5%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	741	117	0.01%	+44%
Peas, dry	723	83	0.01%	−21%
Whole milk, condensed	571	47	0.03%	−18%
Pigeon peas, dry	546	19	0.01%	−40%
Eggplants	446	85	0%	+15%
Sisal	440	15	0.19%	0.0%
Goat meat	427	113	0.01%	−43%
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.	423	16	0.06%	+45%
Whole milk, evaporated	355	53	0.01%	−24%
Cow peas, dry	276	36	0%	+6.6%
Beeswax	254	23	0.39%	+1.6%
Cocoa beans	201	49	0%	−83%
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	199	60	0%	−8.3%
Cattle fat, unrendered	193	116	0.01%	+44%
Beans, dry	106	103	0%	−23%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	85	100	0.01%	−43%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	71	103	0%	−44%
Green maize	56	42	0%	+7.7%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	39	50	0.01%	−11%
Oil of linseed	15	54	0%	+150%
Goat fat, unrendered	14	103	0%	−44%
Soya bean oil	9	106	0%	−47%
Sheep meat	5	172	0%	−72%
Buttermilk, dry	4	128	0%	—
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	4	46	0%	−20%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	1	146	0%	−75%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	1	145	0%	−67%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	14,235,000	103	0.05%	+5.4%
Goats	602,785	88	0.05%	+16%
Pigs	220,979	100	0.02%	+4.2%
Cattle	153,169	143	0.01%	−8.8%
Bees	76,623	64	0.08%	+51%
Asses	23,000	53	0.04%	0.0%
Mules and hinnies	10,000	30	0.13%	0.0%
Horses	4,008	105	0.01%	+0.2%
Sheep	1,311	173	0%	−1.9%

Jamaica among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Jamaica, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Jamaica had 2.8 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Sugar cane	151	238	0.6×
Goat milk	70.6	2.50	28.2×
Yams	67.5	11.3	6.0×
Chicken meat	50.1	15.7	3.2×
Coconuts, in shell	49.7	8.03	6.2×
Oranges	25.6	8.24	3.1×
Bananas	22.2	17.1	1.3×
Pumpkins and squash	21.3	4.24	5.0×
Plantains	19.7	5.46	3.6×
Sweet potatoes	19.4	11.1	1.7×
Pineapples	18.0	3.60	5.0×
Grapefruit and pomelos	16.2	1.21	13.4×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Jamaica reported exports of 73 and imports of 128 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Yams	17,387	USD 47.8 m	2.75	3 of 52
Beer of barley, malted	17,263	USD 28.2 m	1.64	57 of 149
Coffee, green	718	USD 21.5 m	29.96	67 of 131
Margarine and shortening	2,110	USD 12.8 m	6.05	52 of 117
Wine	1,248	USD 5.7 m	4.58	61 of 128
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	7,219	USD 5.5 m	0.76	42 of 111
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	881	USD 3.8 m	4.33	57 of 148
Whole milk, condensed	1,039	USD 2.6 m	2.50	36 of 104
Kola nuts	570	USD 2.4 m	4.24	4 of 23
Sweet potatoes	756	USD 2.2 m	2.97	38 of 97

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Maize (corn)	325,877	USD 78.8 m	0.24	57 of 190
Wheat	177,470	USD 55.8 m	0.31	94 of 176
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	7,773	USD 54.0 m	6.95	45 of 184
Cheese from whole cow milk	5,266	USD 30.6 m	5.81	82 of 192
Soya bean oil	25,529	USD 28.8 m	1.13	50 of 184
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	6,153	USD 21.0 m	3.42	35 of 160
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	3,752	USD 15.7 m	4.19	38 of 178
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	13,439	USD 15.4 m	1.15	101 of 189
Skim milk and whey powder	3,501	USD 12.1 m	3.44	79 of 192
Butter of cow milk	1,607	USD 12.0 m	7.47	74 of 189

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Jamaica?

By volume, the largest products of Jamaica in 2024 were sugar cane (428,896 t), goat milk (200,500 t), yams (191,667 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Jamaica the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 14th, for yams.

How much sugar cane does Jamaica produce per person?

About 151 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 238 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Jamaica export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were yams (USD 47.8 m), beer of barley, malted (USD 28.2 m), coffee, green (USD 21.5 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Jamaica import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 78.8 m), wheat (USD 55.8 m), hen eggs in shell, fresh (USD 54.0 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.