How does Jamaica rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Jamaica ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Jamaica

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Jamaica
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Jamaica: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 52.14 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

52.14 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

116th

of 195 countries

All-time high

52.14 1000 ha

in 2019

All-time low

51.81 1000 ha

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Jamaica, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Jamaica is 52.14 1000 ha, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over five years.

That places Jamaica 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Jamaica

113 Sierra Leone 54.42 1000 ha compare
114 Kuwait 52.7 1000 ha compare
115 Panama 52.24 1000 ha compare
117 Niger 49.58 1000 ha compare
118 El Salvador 49.32 1000 ha compare
119 Haiti 48.4 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Jamaica

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 12,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 12,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,231 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 325 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 342 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 507 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 35,817 1000 USD (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Jamaica?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Jamaica was 52.14 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 52.14 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 51.81 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Jamaica rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Jamaica ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,205 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.