Fertiliser use in Jamaica
Farmers in Jamaica used 56.4 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Jamaica, 2024
56.4
Change from 2023
−0.8%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
113th of 190
Fertiliser use in Jamaica over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.4 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 56.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 56.9 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 62.7 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 62.7 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 74.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 98.4 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 63.6 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 54.9 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 36.3 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 110.7 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 79.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 83.9 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 68.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 60.1 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 55.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 36.1 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 36.2 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 63.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 113.7 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 123.8 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 111.4 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 92.2 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 147.5 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 155.5 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8% from 56.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 110.7 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −49.1%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Jamaica has the 113th highest value.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Cereal yield
1,342 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
39.0%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$6.21e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
26.4%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
8.47e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
19.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT