Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2015.
Jamaica ranks 69th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2124 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2087 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.253 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2475 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2447 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2336 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.217 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1768 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1762 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1753 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1744 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1136 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2466 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2299 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.253 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2199 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1748 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 66 North Macedonia 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 67 Armenia 0.1785 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 68 Tanzania 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 70 Israel 0.1722 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 71 United States 0.1692 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 72 Austria 0.1681 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2548 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.