Potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Producer Price was 315,940 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — producer price in Jamaica stood at 315,940 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure 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 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,780 SLC, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 21st of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10,780 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 16,950 SLC | +57.2% |
| 1993 | 19,880 SLC | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 21,230 SLC | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 28,350 SLC | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 31,860 SLC | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 33,430 SLC | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 34,180 SLC | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 32,810 SLC | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 37,110 SLC | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 33,800 SLC | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 36,410 SLC | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 39,560 SLC | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 44,600 SLC | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 48,250 SLC | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 53,840 SLC | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 58,860 SLC | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 89,920 SLC | +52.8% |
| 2009 | 90,900 SLC | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 111,420 SLC | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 114,878 SLC | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 95,980 SLC | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 135,960 SLC | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 107,831 SLC | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 143,830 SLC | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 135,000 SLC | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 130,216 SLC | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 170,348 SLC | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 161,560 SLC | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 227,820 SLC | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 206,580 SLC | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 164,820 SLC | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 292,332 SLC | +77.4% |
| 2024 | 315,940 SLC | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,497 SLC | 10,780 SLC | 34,180 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 53,325 SLC | 33,800 SLC | 90,900 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,702 SLC | 95,980 SLC | 170,348 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,498 SLC | 164,820 SLC | 315,940 SLC | 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 SLC 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 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,780 SLC in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 21st 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 (SLC/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.