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 2,704 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 USD.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2,704 USD for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 36.5% on the previous year and up 135.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica peaked at 2,704 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 371.4 USD, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 5th of 25 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 371.4 USD | — |
| 1992 | 389.8 USD | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 416.1 USD | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 431.6 USD | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 472.4 USD | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 572.2 USD | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 681.8 USD | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 926.7 USD | +35.9% |
| 1999 | 704.3 USD | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 744.4 USD | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 674 USD | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 731.2 USD | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 598.4 USD | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 778.4 USD | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 1,106 USD | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 869.8 USD | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 822.9 USD | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,105 USD | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 1,056 USD | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1,107 USD | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1,040 USD | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,007 USD | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,170 USD | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 1,148 USD | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,221 USD | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1,274 USD | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,272 USD | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,329 USD | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1,503 USD | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1,596 USD | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,460 USD | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1,451 USD | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,981 USD | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 2,704 USD | +36.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2,704 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,657 USD, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2,704 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,465 USD, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 551.81 USD | 371.4 USD | 926.7 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 848.6 USD | 598.4 USD | 1,106 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,207 USD | 1,007 USD | 1,503 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,839 USD | 1,451 USD | 2,704 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 2 Japan 4,527 USD compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 250 USD compare
- 3 Cook Islands 3,814 USD compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,266 USD compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 1,986 USD compare
- 7 Grenada 1,850 USD compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 1,667 USD 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 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 2,704 USD 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 2,704 USD 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 371.4 USD in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Jamaica ranks 5th 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 135.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (USD/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.