Potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Producer Price was 315,940 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — producer price in Jamaica stood at 315,940 LCU. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 193.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 315,940 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,780 LCU, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10,780 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 16,950 LCU | +57.2% |
| 1993 | 19,880 LCU | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 21,230 LCU | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 28,350 LCU | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 31,860 LCU | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 33,430 LCU | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 34,180 LCU | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 32,810 LCU | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 37,110 LCU | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 33,800 LCU | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 36,410 LCU | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 39,560 LCU | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 44,600 LCU | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 48,250 LCU | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 53,840 LCU | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 58,860 LCU | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 89,920 LCU | +52.8% |
| 2009 | 90,900 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 111,420 LCU | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 114,878 LCU | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 95,980 LCU | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 135,960 LCU | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 107,831 LCU | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 143,830 LCU | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 135,000 LCU | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 130,216 LCU | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 170,348 LCU | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 161,560 LCU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 227,820 LCU | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 206,580 LCU | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 164,820 LCU | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 292,332 LCU | +77.4% |
| 2024 | 315,940 LCU | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,497 LCU | 10,780 LCU | 34,180 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 53,325 LCU | 33,800 LCU | 90,900 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,702 LCU | 95,980 LCU | 170,348 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,498 LCU | 164,820 LCU | 315,940 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 111,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 397.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 5.81 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — producer price in Jamaica was 315,940 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 315,940 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,780 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.0%. 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 Potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.