Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0039 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0039 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
141st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0066 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0039 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0039 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 — total area, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 141st of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 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 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 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 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 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 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.004 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 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0039 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 30% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0039 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 34% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 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 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 138 Nigeria 0.0041 Square kilometres per person compare
- 139 Liechtenstein 0.004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 140 Luxembourg 0.0039 Square kilometres per person compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 143 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Seychelles 0.0038 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 — total area, per capita in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0039 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.