Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 287,010 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 287,010 SLC for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2024.
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 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,220 SLC, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 12th 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,220 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 8,160 SLC | +56.3% |
| 1993 | 9,410 SLC | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 14,460 SLC | +53.7% |
| 1995 | 21,330 SLC | +47.5% |
| 1996 | 19,820 SLC | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 24,720 SLC | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 21,380 SLC | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 28,970 SLC | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 37,800 SLC | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 33,480 SLC | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 42,460 SLC | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 39,170 SLC | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 60,410 SLC | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 71,160 SLC | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 64,430 SLC | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 59,690 SLC | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 85,530 SLC | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 79,950 SLC | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 84,790 SLC | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 84,296 SLC | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 80,590 SLC | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 92,500 SLC | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 100,206 SLC | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 125,230 SLC | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 119,430 SLC | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 146,590 SLC | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 138,904 SLC | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 176,740 SLC | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 208,430 SLC | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 170,260 SLC | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 172,660 SLC | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 340,792 SLC | +97.4% |
| 2024 | 287,010 SLC | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,052 SLC | 5,220 SLC | 28,970 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 57,408 SLC | 33,480 SLC | 85,530 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,928 SLC | 80,590 SLC | 176,740 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,830 SLC | 170,260 SLC | 340,792 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,222 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Jamaica was 287,010 SLC 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 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,220 SLC in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 12th 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 (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.