Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica
Jamaica: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 423,055 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica is 423,055 LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.6% on the previous year and up 232.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica peaked at 423,055 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,500 LCU, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 2nd of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,500 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 8,950 LCU | +98.9% |
| 1993 | 10,380 LCU | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 14,280 LCU | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 16,600 LCU | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 21,240 LCU | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 24,140 LCU | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 33,870 LCU | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 27,500 LCU | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 32,000 LCU | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 31,000 LCU | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 35,400 LCU | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 34,550 LCU | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 47,635 LCU | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 68,860 LCU | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 57,185 LCU | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 56,940 LCU | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 80,420 LCU | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 92,820 LCU | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 96,550 LCU | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 89,300 LCU | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 89,360 LCU | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 117,240 LCU | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 127,362 LCU | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 142,695 LCU | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 159,435 LCU | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 162,780 LCU | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 171,243 LCU | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 200,413 LCU | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 227,332 LCU | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 220,212 LCU | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 222,681 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 305,321 LCU | +37.1% |
| 2024 | 423,055 LCU | +38.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 423,055 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,342 LCU, 97.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 423,055 LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,154 LCU, 82.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,940 LCU | 4,500 LCU | 33,870 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 53,681 LCU | 31,000 LCU | 92,820 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,638 LCU | 89,300 LCU | 200,413 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,720 LCU | 220,212 LCU | 423,055 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica was 423,055 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 423,055 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.2%. 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 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Producer Price (LCU/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.