Jamaica vs Somalia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Somalia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 177th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1511 ha/cap | 0.2833 ha/cap | 0.1322 ha/cap | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.124 ha/cap | 0.227 ha/cap | 0.103 ha/cap | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.156 ha/cap | 0.057 ha/cap | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.101 ha/cap | 0.145 ha/cap | 0.044 ha/cap | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.106 ha/cap | 0.016 ha/cap | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.064 ha/cap | 0.006 ha/cap | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Jamaica or Somalia?
- Jamaica, at 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Jamaica and Somalia?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Somalia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 177th of 232 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.