Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
142nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0065 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0038 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0065 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 142nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0038 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 34% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0038 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 140 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 141 Seychelles 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Gambia 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 145 Kuwait 0.0037 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.