Land use hidden — Cropland in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Cropland was 1,880 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Jamaica is 1,880 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Jamaica peaked at 2,760 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,880 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Jamaica ranks 125th of 193 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,760 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 2,760 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,760 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,760 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,600 Square kilometres | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 2,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,500 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,400 Square kilometres | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,300 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 2,200 Square kilometres | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 2,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,190 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2,260 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2,360 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,740 Square kilometres | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 2,710 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,680 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,650 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,600 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2,550 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,530 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2,500 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,450 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,450 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,430 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,380 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2,380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,350 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,200 Square kilometres | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 2,170 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,923 Square kilometres | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 1,915 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,908 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,898 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,889 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,880 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,880 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 12% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,880 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,671 Square kilometres | 2,600 Square kilometres | 2,760 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,490 Square kilometres | 2,400 Square kilometres | 2,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,250 Square kilometres | 2,200 Square kilometres | 2,400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,527 Square kilometres | 2,190 Square kilometres | 2,740 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,381 Square kilometres | 2,170 Square kilometres | 2,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,893 Square kilometres | 1,880 Square kilometres | 1,923 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,880 Square kilometres | 1,880 Square kilometres | 1,880 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Jamaica was 1,880 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,760 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,880 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Jamaica ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata