Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 287,010 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — producer price in Jamaica stood at 287,010 LCU.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 186.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 340,792 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,220 LCU, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 16th out of 73 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.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,220 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 8,160 LCU | +56.3% |
| 1993 | 9,410 LCU | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 14,460 LCU | +53.7% |
| 1995 | 21,330 LCU | +47.5% |
| 1996 | 19,820 LCU | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 24,720 LCU | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 21,380 LCU | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 28,970 LCU | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 37,800 LCU | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 33,480 LCU | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 42,460 LCU | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 39,170 LCU | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 60,410 LCU | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 71,160 LCU | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 64,430 LCU | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 59,690 LCU | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 85,530 LCU | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 79,950 LCU | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 84,790 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 84,296 LCU | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 80,590 LCU | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 92,500 LCU | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 100,206 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 125,230 LCU | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 119,430 LCU | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 146,590 LCU | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 138,904 LCU | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 176,740 LCU | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 208,430 LCU | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 170,260 LCU | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 172,660 LCU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 340,792 LCU | +97.4% |
| 2024 | 287,010 LCU | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,052 LCU | 5,220 LCU | 28,970 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 57,408 LCU | 33,480 LCU | 85,530 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,928 LCU | 80,590 LCU | 176,740 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,830 LCU | 170,260 LCU | 340,792 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 sweet potatoes — producer price in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Jamaica was 287,010 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 340,792 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,220 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 16th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.4%. 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 Sweet 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.