Haiti vs Jamaica: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Haiti
1,063 kg per hectare
in 2023
Jamaica
1,140 kg per hectare
in 2023
Haiti rank
159th
Jamaica rank
157th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Haiti
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1,140 kg per hectare against 1,063 kg per hectare in Haiti, a difference of 77 kg per hectare.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Haiti ranks 159th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 180 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 965.05 kg per hectare | 1,314 kg per hectare | 348.91 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 936.85 kg per hectare | 1,227 kg per hectare | 289.98 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,019 kg per hectare | 1,192 kg per hectare | 172.94 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,031 kg per hectare | 1,134 kg per hectare | 103.15 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Haiti or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1,140 kg per hectare against 1,063 kg per hectare in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Haiti and Jamaica?
- 77 kg per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Jamaica rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Haiti ranks 159th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.