> In 2024 Jamaica produced 5,481 t of string beans, the 15th largest in the world (0.46% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%.

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# String beans production in Jamaica

In 2024 Jamaica produced 5,481 t of string beans, the 15th largest in the world (0.46% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%. The record was 8,717 t in 2011. Area harvested: 607 ha, yield 9.0 t/ha.

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Production, 20245,481 t
World rank15 of 20
10-year change−15%
Record8,717 t2011

## String beans in Jamaica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Jamaica compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.46%0.35% in 2014
Yield, t/ha9.0world 9.5 (−4.8%)
kg per person1.93world 0.15
10-year change−15%world −35%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13 | [Jordan](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/jordan/) | 7,582 | 0.64% |
| 14 | [Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/venezuela/) | 7,004 | 0.59% |
| 15 | **Jamaica** | 5,481 | 0.46% |
| 16 | [Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/cote-divoire/) | 4,888 | 0.41% |
| 17 | [Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/egypt/) | 311 | 0.03% |

[Full ranking of 20 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/)

### Map of world production of string beans

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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 | 5,481 | −4.2% | 607 | 9.03 |
| 2023 | 5,724 | −7.8% | 629 | 9.10 |
| 2022 | 6,209 | +17% | 673 | 9.23 |
| 2021 | 5,327 | −1.8% | 609 | 8.75 |
| 2020 | 5,425 | −12% | 580 | 9.35 |
| 2019 | 6,158 | −8.9% | 609 | 10.11 |
| 2018 | 6,756 | +0.3% | 642 | 10.52 |
| 2017 | 6,734 | −0.5% | 643 | 10.47 |
| 2016 | 6,766 | +9.0% | 654 | 10.35 |
| 2015 | 6,206 | −4.2% | 622 | 9.98 |
| 2014 | 6,480 | −17% | 615 | 10.54 |
| 2013 | 7,843 | −2.8% | 754 | 10.40 |
| 2012 | 8,068 | −7.4% | 730 | 11.05 |
| 2011 | 8,717 | +55% | 763 | 11.42 |
| 2010 | 5,621 | −11% | 552 | 10.18 |
| 2009 | 6,322 | +16% | 584 | 10.83 |
| 2008 | 5,446 | −2.7% | 463 | 11.76 |
| 2007 | 5,596 | −9.8% | 486 | 11.51 |
| 2006 | 6,205 | +2.4% | 546 | 11.36 |
| 2005 | 6,058 | +0.3% | 541 | 11.20 |
| 2004 | 6,041 | −15% | 535 | 11.29 |
| 2003 | 7,087 | +42% | 625 | 11.34 |
| 2002 | 4,977 | −8.4% | 489 | 10.18 |
| 2001 | 5,435 | +26% | 525 | 10.35 |
| 2000 | 4,303 | −7.4% | 469 | 9.17 |
| 1999 | 4,646 | +10% | 528 | 8.80 |
| 1998 | 4,208 | +3.7% | 501 | 8.40 |
| 1997 | 4,057 | −26% | 512 | 7.92 |
| 1996 | 5,480 | −22% | 646 | 8.48 |
| 1995 | 7,062 | +77% | 786 | 8.98 |
| 1994 | 3,984 | +23% | 458 | 8.70 |
| 1993 | 3,248 | +40% | 396 | 8.20 |
| 1992 | 2,322 | −25% | 320 | 7.26 |
| 1991 | 3,079 | +48% | 473 | 6.51 |
| 1990 | 2,087 | −4.2% | 372 | 5.61 |
| 1989 | 2,179 | +102% | 402 | 5.42 |
| 1988 | 1,081 | −40% | 217 | 4.98 |
| 1987 | 1,792 | −0.5% | 242 | 7.40 |
| 1986 | 1,801 | +14% | 334 | 5.39 |
| 1985 | 1,581 | +16% | 297 | 5.32 |
| 1984 | 1,367 | +24% | 274 | 4.99 |
| 1983 | 1,105 | +45% | 227 | 4.87 |
| 1982 | 764 | −6.1% | 159 | 4.81 |
| 1981 | 814 | +21% | 166 | 4.90 |
| 1980 | 672 | +18% | 144 | 4.67 |
| 1979 | 568 | −30% | 114 | 4.98 |
| 1978 | 806 | +2.4% | 146 | 5.52 |
| 1977 | 787 | −10% | 166 | 4.74 |
| 1976 | 875 | +12% | 230 | 3.80 |
| 1975 | 784 | +73% | 200 | 3.92 |
| 1974 | 454 | −22% | 136 | 3.34 |
| 1973 | 579 | −8.8% | 165 | 3.51 |
| 1972 | 635 | +6.0% | 174 | 3.65 |
| 1971 | 599 | +56% | 175 | 3.42 |
| 1970 | 384 | +89% | 117 | 3.28 |
| 1969 | 203 | −49% | 60 | 3.38 |
| 1968 | 400 | +18% | 134 | 2.99 |
| 1967 | 340 | +121% | 90 | 3.78 |
| 1966 | 154 | +2.7% | 69 | 2.23 |
| 1965 | 150 | +25% | 65 | 2.31 |
| 1964 | 120 | +20% | 60 | 2.00 |
| 1963 | 100 | +25% | 55 | 1.82 |
| 1962 | 80 | +60% | 50 | 1.60 |
| 1961 | 50 | — | 45 | 1.11 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of string beans in Jamaica?

Jamaica produced 5,481 t in 2024, 0.46% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Jamaica ranked 15th of 20 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 40.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of string beans in Jamaica changed?

It fell by 15% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 8,717 t in 2011.

### What is the yield of string beans in Jamaica?

9.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5,481 t from 607 ha), against a world average of 9.5 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

[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/united-states/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/morocco/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/philippines/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/mexico/)[Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/malaysia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/turkey/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/argentina/)[Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/iraq/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/japan/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/peru/)[Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/malawi/)[Taiwan](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/taiwan/)
[All countries producing string beans](https://husfarm.com/production/string-beans/)

## Other products of Jamaica

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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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