Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 38.79 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Jamaica, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Jamaica stood at 38.79 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Jamaica peaked at 38.9 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.32 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 125th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.03 1000 ha | 37.32 1000 ha | 38.54 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.75 1000 ha | 38.58 1000 ha | 38.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.81 1000 ha | 38.79 1000 ha | 38.84 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 26,721 t (2024)
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 38.79 1000 ha in 2024, 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 38.9 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.32 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Jamaica ranks 125th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.