Jamaica vs Palestine: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 422.9 1000 ha against 391.2 1000 ha in Palestine, a difference of 31.7 1000 ha.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 172nd and Palestine ranks 174th of 255 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 523.44 1000 ha | 480.11 1000 ha | 43.33 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 506 1000 ha | 487.5 1000 ha | 18.5 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 482 1000 ha | 500.8 1000 ha | 18.8 1000 ha | Palestine |
| 1990s | 488.76 1000 ha | 479.2 1000 ha | 9.57 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 469.34 1000 ha | 460.59 1000 ha | 8.74 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 423.78 1000 ha | 412.7 1000 ha | 11.08 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 422.9 1000 ha | 396.36 1000 ha | 26.54 1000 ha | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Jamaica or Palestine?
- Jamaica, at 422.9 1000 ha against 391.2 1000 ha in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Jamaica and Palestine?
- 31.7 1000 ha, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Palestine rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Jamaica ranks 172nd and Palestine ranks 174th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.