Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 91st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0392 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 88 Chad 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Andorra 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Belarus 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Greece 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Mauritania 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 British Virgin Islands 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0837 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural 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.