Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Jamaica rank
78th
Nicaragua rank
75th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nicaragua
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.