FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Potatoes production in Jamaica
In 2024 Jamaica produced 11,121 t of potatoes, the 128th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 19,577 t in 2014. Area harvested: 771 ha, yield 14.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 11,121 t
- World rank
- 128 of 152
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 19,577 t
- 2014
Potatoes in Jamaica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,121 | −16% | 771 | 14.42 |
| 2023 | 13,301 | −29% | 973 | 13.67 |
| 2022 | 18,669 | +11% | 1,166 | 16.01 |
| 2021 | 16,751 | +14% | 1,048 | 15.98 |
| 2020 | 14,685 | −6.6% | 996 | 14.74 |
| 2019 | 15,717 | −2.9% | 990 | 15.88 |
| 2018 | 16,184 | −5.6% | 1,122 | 14.42 |
| 2017 | 17,148 | +0.8% | 1,039 | 16.50 |
| 2016 | 17,007 | −6.6% | 1,017 | 16.72 |
| 2015 | 18,215 | −7.0% | 1,107 | 16.45 |
| 2014 | 19,577 | +12% | 1,155 | 16.95 |
| 2013 | 17,421 | +13% | 1,050 | 16.59 |
| 2012 | 15,396 | +0.4% | 931 | 16.54 |
| 2011 | 15,333 | +37% | 806 | 19.02 |
| 2010 | 11,222 | +29% | 788 | 14.24 |
| 2009 | 8,708 | +77% | 514 | 16.94 |
| 2008 | 4,929 | −34% | 299 | 16.48 |
| 2007 | 7,477 | −13% | 455 | 16.43 |
| 2006 | 8,559 | +11% | 513 | 16.68 |
| 2005 | 7,729 | +19% | 495 | 15.61 |
| 2004 | 6,504 | −3.1% | 416 | 15.63 |
| 2003 | 6,710 | +24% | 450 | 14.91 |
| 2002 | 5,394 | −20% | 363 | 14.86 |
| 2001 | 6,711 | +24% | 464 | 14.46 |
| 2000 | 5,416 | −30% | 384 | 14.10 |
| 1999 | 7,697 | −11% | 490 | 15.71 |
| 1998 | 8,652 | −32% | 585 | 14.79 |
| 1997 | 12,661 | −8.1% | 859 | 14.74 |
| 1996 | 13,775 | −19% | 943 | 14.61 |
| 1995 | 17,036 | +40% | 1,182 | 14.41 |
| 1994 | 12,188 | +33% | 852 | 14.31 |
| 1993 | 9,134 | +32% | 765 | 11.94 |
| 1992 | 6,935 | −8.1% | 624 | 11.11 |
| 1991 | 7,548 | −47% | 826 | 9.14 |
| 1990 | 14,296 | +32% | 1,164 | 12.28 |
| 1989 | 10,818 | +9.4% | 929 | 11.64 |
| 1988 | 9,893 | +4.8% | 852 | 11.61 |
| 1987 | 9,443 | +74% | 793 | 11.91 |
| 1986 | 5,439 | −23% | 617 | 8.82 |
| 1985 | 7,075 | −43% | 624 | 11.34 |
| 1984 | 12,310 | +62% | 1,056 | 11.66 |
| 1983 | 7,603 | +14% | 761 | 9.99 |
| 1982 | 6,667 | −46% | 723 | 9.22 |
| 1981 | 12,428 | +81% | 1,304 | 9.53 |
| 1980 | 6,848 | −40% | 921 | 7.44 |
| 1979 | 11,331 | −3.9% | 1,202 | 9.43 |
| 1978 | 11,794 | +56% | 1,449 | 8.14 |
| 1977 | 7,579 | −0.8% | 946 | 8.01 |
| 1976 | 7,643 | −44% | 1,020 | 7.49 |
| 1975 | 13,617 | −6.8% | 1,857 | 7.33 |
| 1974 | 14,606 | +63% | 1,384 | 10.55 |
| 1973 | 8,941 | −45% | 1,276 | 7.01 |
| 1972 | 16,132 | +22% | 1,704 | 9.47 |
| 1971 | 13,207 | +56% | 1,344 | 9.83 |
| 1970 | 8,440 | −3.2% | 897 | 9.41 |
| 1969 | 8,717 | +17% | 850 | 10.26 |
| 1968 | 7,454 | −44% | 982 | 7.59 |
| 1967 | 13,297 | −2.3% | 1,117 | 11.90 |
| 1966 | 13,608 | +7.1% | 1,641 | 8.29 |
| 1965 | 12,700 | +47% | 1,378 | 9.22 |
| 1964 | 8,636 | −3.5% | 1,300 | 6.64 |
| 1963 | 8,947 | +16% | 937 | 9.55 |
| 1962 | 7,717 | −11% | 1,214 | 6.36 |
| 1961 | 8,665 | — | 1,457 | 5.95 |
Other large producers
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.