All sugar crops production in Jamaica
In 2024 Jamaica produced 428,896 t of all sugar crops, the 92nd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 76%. The record was 5.0 million t in 1966. Area harvested: 7,000 ha, yield 61.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 428,896 t
- World rank
- 92 of 137
- 10-year change
- −76%
- Record
- 5.0 million t
- 1966
All sugar crops in Jamaica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Jamaica compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.08% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 61.3
- world 70.9 (−14%)
- kg per person
- 151
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −76%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Taiwan | 474,537 | 0.02% |
| 91 | Croatia | 471,450 | 0.02% |
| 92 | Jamaica | 428,896 | 0.02% |
| 93 | Guinea | 321,921 | 0.01% |
| 94 | Guyana | 320,978 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 | 428,896 | +3.4% | 7,000 | 61.27 |
| 2023 | 414,769 | −14% | 8,000 | 51.85 |
| 2022 | 479,957 | −3.8% | 8,463 | 56.71 |
| 2021 | 499,044 | −4.5% | 9,858 | 50.62 |
| 2020 | 522,503 | −30% | 11,423 | 45.74 |
| 2019 | 744,165 | −28% | 15,760 | 47.22 |
| 2018 | 1,028,400 | −9.1% | 18,600 | 55.29 |
| 2017 | 1,131,200 | +0.4% | 19,500 | 58.01 |
| 2016 | 1,127,100 | −28% | 20,400 | 55.25 |
| 2015 | 1,572,400 | −12% | 27,500 | 57.18 |
| 2014 | 1,779,300 | +27% | 29,700 | 59.91 |
| 2013 | 1,402,600 | −4.9% | 29,200 | 48.03 |
| 2012 | 1,475,200 | −2.8% | 28,100 | 52.50 |
| 2011 | 1,518,300 | +9.2% | 27,900 | 54.42 |
| 2010 | 1,390,100 | +4.2% | 27,600 | 50.37 |
| 2009 | 1,334,600 | −19% | 26,200 | 50.94 |
| 2008 | 1,652,000 | −16% | 29,900 | 55.25 |
| 2007 | 1,968,000 | +13% | 30,800 | 63.90 |
| 2006 | 1,745,300 | +28% | 30,000 | 58.18 |
| 2005 | 1,368,700 | −31% | 27,600 | 49.59 |
| 2004 | 1,993,100 | +12% | 30,900 | 64.50 |
| 2003 | 1,775,700 | −9.7% | 30,600 | 58.03 |
| 2002 | 1,965,500 | −12% | 34,200 | 57.47 |
| 2001 | 2,231,000 | +10% | 36,000 | 61.97 |
| 2000 | 2,025,000 | −12% | 39,390 | 51.41 |
| 1999 | 2,313,000 | +2.3% | 37,650 | 61.43 |
| 1998 | 2,260,000 | −6.4% | 36,000 | 62.78 |
| 1997 | 2,413,380 | −8.0% | 40,407 | 59.73 |
| 1996 | 2,623,915 | +11% | 45,000 | 58.31 |
| 1995 | 2,372,000 | −3.2% | 39,580 | 59.93 |
| 1994 | 2,450,000 | −7.9% | 39,000 | 62.82 |
| 1993 | 2,661,000 | +5.4% | 40,000 | 66.53 |
| 1992 | 2,525,000 | −7.6% | 40,000 | 63.13 |
| 1991 | 2,732,000 | +9.7% | 42,000 | 65.05 |
| 1990 | 2,491,000 | +8.6% | 40,000 | 62.28 |
| 1989 | 2,293,220 | −12% | 38,000 | 60.35 |
| 1988 | 2,603,120 | +29% | 36,421 | 71.47 |
| 1987 | 2,013,810 | −10% | 35,612 | 56.55 |
| 1986 | 2,239,370 | −2.5% | 37,230 | 60.15 |
| 1985 | 2,296,270 | −6.3% | 46,540 | 49.34 |
| 1984 | 2,449,700 | +4.2% | 39,661 | 61.77 |
| 1983 | 2,350,120 | −7.8% | 40,875 | 57.50 |
| 1982 | 2,549,270 | +2.3% | 44,000 | 57.94 |
| 1981 | 2,492,370 | −11% | 43,000 | 57.96 |
| 1980 | 2,810,390 | −6.0% | 51,000 | 55.11 |
| 1979 | 2,988,200 | −18% | 47,000 | 63.58 |
| 1978 | 3,640,600 | +12% | 44,000 | 82.74 |
| 1977 | 3,252,376 | −10% | 50,585 | 64.30 |
| 1976 | 3,628,315 | +1.4% | 64,750 | 56.04 |
| 1975 | 3,579,544 | −6.9% | 61,915 | 57.81 |
| 1974 | 3,846,765 | +5.5% | 62,500 | 61.55 |
| 1973 | 3,647,620 | −12% | 58,000 | 62.89 |
| 1972 | 4,133,279 | +0.7% | 58,700 | 70.41 |
| 1971 | 4,105,846 | −0.4% | 59,083 | 69.49 |
| 1970 | 4,121,087 | +1.3% | 58,277 | 70.72 |
| 1969 | 4,068,252 | −10.0% | 56,658 | 71.80 |
| 1968 | 4,519,377 | −1.0% | 62,005 | 72.89 |
| 1967 | 4,562,951 | −8.1% | 61,610 | 74.06 |
| 1966 | 4,963,390 | +3.9% | 61,607 | 80.57 |
| 1965 | 4,775,421 | +1.2% | 60,053 | 79.52 |
| 1964 | 4,719,538 | +2.5% | 61,340 | 76.94 |
| 1963 | 4,602,693 | +10% | 58,986 | 78.03 |
| 1962 | 4,171,889 | −6.0% | 76,574 | 54.48 |
| 1961 | 4,438,093 | — | 81,800 | 54.26 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Jamaica?
Jamaica produced 428,896 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Jamaica rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Jamaica ranked 92nd of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Jamaica changed?
It fell by 76% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 5.0 million t in 1966.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Jamaica?
61.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (428,896 t from 7,000 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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
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.