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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Jamaica

Jamaica: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.012 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.012 kg per person
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
106th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0272 kg per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0042 kg per person
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023

0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.012 kg per person.

The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0272 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 kg per person, in 2008.

Jamaica ranks 106th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Jamaica, year by year

Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0237 kg per person —
1962 0.0198 kg per person -16.6%
1963 0.0168 kg per person -15.1%
1964 0.0208 kg per person +23.8%
1965 0.0238 kg per person +14.3%
1966 0.0271 kg per person +14.0%
1967 0.0205 kg per person -24.5%
1968 0.0155 kg per person -24.5%
1969 0.0145 kg per person -6.5%
1970 0.0147 kg per person +1.4%
1971 0.022 kg per person +49.8%
1972 0.0272 kg per person +23.5%
1973 0.0184 kg per person -32.2%
1974 0.0222 kg per person +20.3%
1975 0.0264 kg per person +18.8%
1976 0.0144 kg per person -45.5%
1977 0.0134 kg per person -6.7%
1978 0.0204 kg per person +52.1%
1979 0.0174 kg per person -14.4%
1980 0.0123 kg per person -29.3%
1981 0.0185 kg per person +50.0%
1982 0.01 kg per person -45.9%
1983 0.0107 kg per person +6.4%
1984 0.0154 kg per person +44.3%
1985 0.0089 kg per person -42.2%
1986 0.008 kg per person -9.7%
1987 0.0113 kg per person +40.7%
1988 0.012 kg per person +5.8%
1989 0.013 kg per person +8.4%
1990 0.0165 kg per person +26.8%
1991 0.0105 kg per person -36.3%
1992 0.0084 kg per person -20.3%
1993 0.0104 kg per person +24.4%
1994 0.0123 kg per person +18.1%
1995 0.0169 kg per person +37.8%
1996 0.0134 kg per person -20.6%
1997 0.0122 kg per person -9.4%
1998 0.0082 kg per person -32.4%
1999 0.007 kg per person -14.8%
2000 0.0052 kg per person -25.6%
2001 0.0063 kg per person +21.3%
2002 0.005 kg per person -21.4%
2003 0.0061 kg per person +23.4%
2004 0.0058 kg per person -6.2%
2005 0.0068 kg per person +18.3%
2006 0.0072 kg per person +6.1%
2007 0.0063 kg per person -12.3%
2008 0.0042 kg per person -34.5%
2009 0.0072 kg per person +73.3%
2010 0.0102 kg per person +41.8%
2011 0.0118 kg per person +15.6%
2012 0.0127 kg per person +7.9%
2013 0.0143 kg per person +12.5%
2014 0.0159 kg per person +10.6%
2015 0.0149 kg per person -5.7%
2016 0.0138 kg per person -7.7%
2017 0.014 kg per person +1.4%
2018 0.0142 kg per person +1.8%
2019 0.0131 kg per person -8.3%
2020 0.0127 kg per person -2.7%
2021 0.0138 kg per person +8.6%
2022 0.0154 kg per person +11.3%
2023 0.012 kg per person -21.8%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.012 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0641 kg per person, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.012 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0205 kg per person, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0203 kg per person 0.0145 kg per person 0.0271 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0196 kg per person 0.0134 kg per person 0.0272 kg per person 10
1980s 0.012 kg per person 0.008 kg per person 0.0185 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0116 kg per person 0.007 kg per person 0.0169 kg per person 10
2000s 0.006 kg per person 0.0042 kg per person 0.0072 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0135 kg per person 0.0102 kg per person 0.0159 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0135 kg per person 0.012 kg per person 0.0154 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 103 Burkina Faso 0.0154 kg per person compare
  2. 104 Senegal 0.0148 kg per person compare
  3. 105 Namibia 0.0134 kg per person compare
  4. 107 Panama 0.011 kg per person compare
  5. 108 New Caledonia 0.0101 kg per person compare
  6. 109 Comoros 0.0101 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Jamaica?
Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Jamaica was 0.012 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0272 kg per person in 1972.
What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 kg per person in 2008.
How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
139 places, 7,476 data points, 1961–2023
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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.