Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0008 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
106th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0015 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0008 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0008 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 106th of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 66% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 103 Liechtenstein 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 104 Cambodia 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Hungary 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 107 Cameroon 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Gambia 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Lebanon 0.0007 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 106th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.