Arable land — Area, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Jamaica is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 135th of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 41% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 53% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.6% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 132 Philippines 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 133 Bangladesh 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 134 Switzerland 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 136 Liechtenstein 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 138 San Marino 0 1000 ha per person 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Jamaica?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Jamaica was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.