Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Jamaica: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

63rd

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1962

All-time low

0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1993

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1993.

That places Jamaica 63rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1963	0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.8%
1965	0.2281 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.9%
1966	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.0%
1967	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.2308 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.7%
1992	0.2216 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.0%
1993	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.6%
1994	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

Jamaica's 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1318 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Jamaica's 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1519 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2367 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2281 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.217 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2373 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

60 Costa Rica 0.2248 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
61 Burkina Faso 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
62 Liechtenstein 0.215 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
64 Brazil 0.2074 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
65 Venezuela 0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
66 Tajikistan 0.2039 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1962.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: Jamaica ranks 63rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. 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 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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

Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.