Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 39.05 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 39.05 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Jamaica peaked at 49.4 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 39.05 %, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 119th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 49.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 49.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 46.81 % | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 47.74 % | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 47.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 47.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 46.81 % | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 46.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.89 % | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.97 % | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 44.04 % | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 44.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 43.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 43.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 43.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.45 % | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 46.17 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 45.89 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.61 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.36 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.11 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 44.86 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 44.61 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 44.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 44.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 43.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 43.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 42.84 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.92 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 41.64 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.36 % | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 39.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.22 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 39.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.05 % | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 39.05 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 39.05 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.33 % | 46.81 % | 49.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.72 % | 45.89 % | 46.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.5 % | 44.04 % | 45.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.13 % | 43.95 % | 46.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.34 % | 41.64 % | 44.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.13 % | 39.05 % | 39.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.05 % | 39.05 % | 39.05 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Jamaica?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Jamaica was 39.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.05 % in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Jamaica ranks 119th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.