Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Jamaica
Jamaica: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 0.1441 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Jamaica stood at 0.1441. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Jamaica peaked at 1.53 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1441, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 97th of 118 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.53 | — |
| 1992 | 1.26 | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8823 | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9133 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.571 | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6166 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.723 | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7515 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.716 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7599 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6038 | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5798 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3247 | -44.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2775 | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3803 | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3246 | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2591 | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4406 | +70.1% |
| 2009 | 0.458 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3495 | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3481 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3333 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3593 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3951 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3692 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2705 | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2011 | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2921 | +45.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2592 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.239 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1988 | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1557 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1483 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1441 | -2.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1441 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5098, 28% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1441 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5145, 28% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8847 | 0.571 | 1.53 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4408 | 0.2591 | 0.7599 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3177 | 0.2011 | 0.3951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1772 | 0.1441 | 0.239 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 42 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 3,789 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2,370 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Jamaica?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Jamaica was 0.1441 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 1991.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1441 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Jamaica ranks 97th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. 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 Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.