French Guiana vs Jamaica: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- French Guiana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in French Guiana, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
French Guiana ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 216 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0644 ha/cap | 0.1511 ha/cap | 0.0867 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.047 ha/cap | 0.124 ha/cap | 0.077 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.069 ha/cap | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.096 ha/cap | 0.101 ha/cap | 0.005 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.082 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.008 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.055 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.015 ha/cap | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.054 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.016 ha/cap | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, French Guiana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between French Guiana and Jamaica?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do French Guiana and Jamaica rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- French Guiana ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 216 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.