American Samoa vs Jamaica: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- American Samoa
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in American Samoa, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 189th and Jamaica ranks 187th of 250 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1689 ha/cap | 0.1511 ha/cap | 0.0178 ha/cap | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.135 ha/cap | 0.124 ha/cap | 0.011 ha/cap | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.103 ha/cap | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.004 ha/cap | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.076 ha/cap | 0.101 ha/cap | 0.025 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.073 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.003 ha/cap | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.062 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.008 ha/cap | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, American Samoa or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between American Samoa and Jamaica?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Jamaica rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 189th and Jamaica ranks 187th of 250 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.