Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,140 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Jamaica stood at 1,140 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Jamaica peaked at 1,573 kg per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,090 kg per hectare, in 2016.
That places Jamaica 157th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,314 kg per hectare | 1,116 kg per hectare | 1,573 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,227 kg per hectare | 1,147 kg per hectare | 1,316 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,192 kg per hectare | 1,090 kg per hectare | 1,356 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,134 kg per hectare | 1,114 kg per hectare | 1,162 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1141 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1141 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1372 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3368 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Jamaica?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Jamaica was 1,140 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,573 kg per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,090 kg per hectare in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.