World Data Atlas Topics Agriculture

Yams - Jamaica

Agriculture Indicators
Area 11,238 Ha in 2022 FAO
Production 207,483 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Yield 184,626 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Central America and the Caribbean (t in 2022)

Jamaica is the top country by yams among 16 countries. As of 2022, yams in Jamaica was 207,483 t that accounts for 60.72% of total yams. The top 5 countries (others are Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, and Cuba) account for 89.86% of it. The total yams was estimated at 341,685.44 t in 2022.

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Jamaica 207,483 FAO + 1 other
Dominican Republic 37,078.85 FAO + 1 other
Haiti 24,046.04 FAO + 1 other
Panama 22,642.31 FAO + 1 other
Cuba 15,784 FAO + 1 other
Costa Rica 15,630.84 FAO + 1 other
Dominica 13,992.21 FAO + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,367.74 FAO + 1 other
Puerto Rico 1,095.58 FAO + 1 other
Nicaragua 1,000 FAO + 1 other
Barbados 989 FAO + 1 other
Saint Lucia 416 FAO + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 140.45 FAO + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 52 FAO + 1 other
Belize 48 FAO + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 15 FAO + 1 other
Grenada 0 FAO + 1 other
Agriculture Crops
Cereals 2,086 Ha in 2022 FAO
Cocoa Beans 222 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Fibre Crops 589 Ha in 2019 FAO
Fruits 32,118 Ha in 2022 FAO
Oilcrops 19,447 Ha in 2022 FAO
Pulses 2,083 Ha in 2022 FAO
Sisal 580 Ha in 2022 FAO
Sugar Cane 480,555 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Vegetables 19,764 Ha in 2022 FAO
Yams 207,483 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Crops