Cropland — Area per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.07 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Jamaica is 0.07 ha/cap, measured 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, cropland — area per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.16 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.07 ha/cap, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 175th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1511 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.124 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.101 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 175 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 French Guiana 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Somalia 0.06 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 229 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.29 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 68.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 125 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Jamaica?
- Cropland — area per capita in Jamaica was 0.07 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 ha/cap in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 175th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.