Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw was 473,387 SLC in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica, 1991–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2020, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica stood at 473,387 SLC. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 152.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica peaked at 473,387 SLC in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,464 SLC, in 1991.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11,464 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 11,464 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23,148 SLC | +101.9% |
| 1994 | 27,550 SLC | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 34,171 SLC | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 36,376 SLC | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 45,194 SLC | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 50,706 SLC | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 92,593 SLC | +82.6% |
| 2000 | 110,230 SLC | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 110,230 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 132,276 SLC | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 187,391 SLC | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 220,460 SLC | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 242,506 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 242,506 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 242,506 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 163,400 SLC | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 174,838 SLC | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 187,390 SLC | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 253,000 SLC | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 253,000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 264,000 SLC | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 418,875 SLC | +58.7% |
| 2015 | 418,875 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 440,920 SLC | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 440,920 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 440,920 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 462,970 SLC | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 473,387 SLC | +2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 473,387 SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78,079 SLC, 6.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +101.9% | 11,464 SLC | 23,148 SLC |
| 1999 | +82.6% | 50,706 SLC | 92,593 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,963 SLC | 11,464 SLC | 92,593 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 182,634 SLC | 110,230 SLC | 242,506 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,087 SLC | 187,390 SLC | 462,970 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 473,387 SLC | 473,387 SLC | 473,387 SLC | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Cabo Verde 166,336 SLC compare
- 1 Mali 2.88 million SLC compare
- 1 Viet Nam 24.25 million SLC compare
- 2 Togo 2.11 million SLC compare
- 4 Bangladesh 112,500 SLC compare
- 5 Philippines 102,350 SLC compare
- 6 Hungary 83,359 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Jamaica was 473,387 SLC in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 473,387 SLC in 2020.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,464 SLC in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw?
- Jamaica ranks 3rd out of 18 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.