FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Rice (paddy) production in Jamaica
In 2024 Jamaica produced 0 t of rice (paddy). Over ten years it fell by 100%. The record was 5,588 t in 1963.
- Production, 2024
- 0 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- −100%
- Record
- 5,588 t
- 1963
Rice (paddy) in Jamaica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | −93% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2016 | 14 | −22% | 3 | 4.67 |
| 2015 | 18 | −18% | 4 | 4.50 |
| 2014 | 22 | −48% | 6 | 3.67 |
| 2013 | 42 | −86% | 10 | 4.20 |
| 2012 | 301 | +28% | 61 | 4.93 |
| 2011 | 235 | −11% | 44 | 5.34 |
| 2010 | 264 | +76% | 56 | 4.71 |
| 2009 | 150 | +50% | 37 | 4.05 |
| 2008 | 100 | +54% | 30 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | 65 | +3,150% | 22 | 2.95 |
| 2006 | 2 | −33% | 1 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 3 | −70% | 1 | 3.00 |
| 2004 | 10 | −29% | 7 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | 14 | +40% | 13 | 1.08 |
| 2002 | 10 | −70% | 11 | 0.91 |
| 2001 | 33 | +175% | 24 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | 12 | −61% | 13 | 0.92 |
| 1999 | 31 | +3.3% | 29 | 1.07 |
| 1998 | 30 | +3.4% | 16 | 1.88 |
| 1997 | 29 | −3.3% | 18 | 1.61 |
| 1996 | 30 | −81% | 21 | 1.43 |
| 1995 | 158 | −38% | 65 | 2.43 |
| 1994 | 253 | −5.9% | 87 | 2.91 |
| 1993 | 269 | −47% | 86 | 3.13 |
| 1992 | 506 | −10.0% | 211 | 2.40 |
| 1991 | 562 | +155% | 208 | 2.70 |
| 1990 | 220 | −57% | 93 | 2.37 |
| 1989 | 516 | −70% | 154 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1,731 | −23% | 398 | 4.35 |
| 1987 | 2,257 | −8.7% | 1,092 | 2.07 |
| 1986 | 2,471 | −42% | 777 | 3.18 |
| 1985 | 4,260 | −21% | 1,403 | 3.04 |
| 1984 | 5,364 | +58% | 1,565 | 3.43 |
| 1983 | 3,387 | +121% | 868 | 3.90 |
| 1982 | 1,536 | −17% | 575 | 2.67 |
| 1981 | 1,860 | −22% | 747 | 2.49 |
| 1980 | 2,389 | +96% | 912 | 2.62 |
| 1979 | 1,217 | −49% | 600 | 2.03 |
| 1978 | 2,409 | +84% | 1,200 | 2.01 |
| 1977 | 1,311 | −34% | 600 | 2.19 |
| 1976 | 1,984 | −25% | 1,000 | 1.98 |
| 1975 | 2,661 | +818% | 1,400 | 1.90 |
| 1974 | 290 | +19% | 160 | 1.81 |
| 1973 | 244 | +52% | 140 | 1.74 |
| 1972 | 161 | −67% | 100 | 1.61 |
| 1971 | 486 | −20% | 320 | 1.52 |
| 1970 | 610 | −14% | 405 | 1.51 |
| 1969 | 711 | +18% | 470 | 1.51 |
| 1968 | 601 | −18% | 400 | 1.50 |
| 1967 | 737 | −47% | 480 | 1.54 |
| 1966 | 1,390 | −43% | 927 | 1.50 |
| 1965 | 2,439 | −11% | 1,619 | 1.51 |
| 1964 | 2,743 | −51% | 1,821 | 1.51 |
| 1963 | 5,588 | +10% | 2,549 | 2.19 |
| 1962 | 5,080 | +4.2% | 3,318 | 1.53 |
| 1961 | 4,877 | — | 3,237 | 1.51 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 105 t USD 64,000
- Importer rank
- 81 of 149
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
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.

