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Central America and the Caribbean > Jamaica > Agriculture

JAMAICAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 120 [51st of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 47.37 % of land area Time series [75th of 198]
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Agricultural land > sq. km 5,130 sq. km Time series [144th of 198]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Agricultural machinery > tractors 3,080 Time series [114th of 190]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Arable and permanent cropland 274 thousand hectares [135th of 148]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Arable land > % of land area 16.07 % of land area Time series [73rd of 199]
Source: World Resources Institute
Arable land > hectares 174,000 hectares Time series [143rd of 199]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Banana production 130,000 metric tonnes [37th of 48]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Cereal production 120 thousand metric tons [51st of 149]
Source: Agri-Food Business Development Centre
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 1,160 kg/ha Time series [138th of 171]
Source: World Resources Institute
Crop production index 98.8 % Time series [144th of 182]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Fertilizer use 81.8 kg [50th of 138]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Food production index 99.4 % Time series [144th of 182]
Source: World Resources Institute
Labor share 20.3% [84th of 149]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Meat production 82 thousand metric tons [112nd of 149]
Source: World Resources Institute
Organic cropland 205 hectares [71st of 88]
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Products
sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks
Source: World Resources Institute
Tractor concentration 11.2 [65th of 147]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Tractors 3,080 [107th of 147]
Source: World Resources Institute
value added > annual % growth -6.97 % Time series [128th of 164]
Source: World Resources Institute

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Jamaica

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