Yams — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Yams — Producer Price was 485,531 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 485,531 SLC for yams — producer price in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 293.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 485,531 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,980 SLC, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 8th out of 36 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.
Yams — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,980 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 12,050 SLC | +51.0% |
| 1993 | 14,700 SLC | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 22,660 SLC | +54.1% |
| 1995 | 30,310 SLC | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 24,950 SLC | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 35,550 SLC | +42.5% |
| 1998 | 36,560 SLC | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 33,450 SLC | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 54,050 SLC | +61.6% |
| 2001 | 49,980 SLC | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 51,180 SLC | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 48,540 SLC | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 59,490 SLC | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 82,600 SLC | +38.8% |
| 2006 | 69,305 SLC | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 68,784 SLC | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 95,860 SLC | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 112,953 SLC | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 103,394 SLC | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 111,670 SLC | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 107,152 SLC | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 120,124 SLC | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 123,560 SLC | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 141,135 SLC | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 142,356 SLC | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 163,650 SLC | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 201,868 SLC | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 184,830 SLC | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 275,182 SLC | +48.9% |
| 2021 | 249,886 SLC | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 251,221 SLC | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 395,435 SLC | +57.4% |
| 2024 | 485,531 SLC | +22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,246 SLC | 7,980 SLC | 36,560 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 69,274 SLC | 48,540 SLC | 112,953 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,974 SLC | 103,394 SLC | 201,868 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 331,451 SLC | 249,886 SLC | 485,531 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 yams — producer price in Jamaica?
- Yams — producer price in Jamaica was 485,531 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 485,531 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,980 SLC in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for yams — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.0%. 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 Yams — 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.