Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 45.85 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 45.85 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Jamaica peaked at 54.47 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 45.85 %, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.02 % | 50.29 % | 51.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.21 % | 48.29 % | 49.31 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.66 % | 46.12 % | 48.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.87 % | 46.01 % | 54.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.19 % | 49.22 % | 52.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.96 % | 45.85 % | 46.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.85 % | 45.85 % | 45.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 119 Ethiopia 47.99 % compare
- 120 Luxembourg 47.21 % compare
- 121 Guadeloupe 46.56 % compare
- 123 Portugal 45.82 % compare
- 124 Ecuador 45.15 % compare
- 125 Sierra Leone 44.83 % compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Jamaica?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Jamaica was 45.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.47 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.85 % in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.