Land use over the long-term in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use over the long-term was 229,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
229,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 202 countries
All-time high
229,000 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Jamaica, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, land use over the long-term in Jamaica stood at 229,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Jamaica peaked at 229,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Jamaica ranks 139th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 16,744 hectares | 16,744 hectares | 16,744 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 11,077 hectares | 11,077 hectares | 11,077 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 13,239 hectares | 13,239 hectares | 13,239 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 15,813 hectares | 15,813 hectares | 15,813 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 18,879 hectares | 18,879 hectares | 18,879 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 22,526 hectares | 22,526 hectares | 22,526 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 26,865 hectares | 26,865 hectares | 26,865 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 32,025 hectares | 32,025 hectares | 32,025 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 38,158 hectares | 38,158 hectares | 38,158 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 45,446 hectares | 45,446 hectares | 45,446 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 54,088 hectares | 54,088 hectares | 54,088 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 64,385 hectares | 64,385 hectares | 64,385 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 77,440 hectares | 77,440 hectares | 77,440 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 81,920 hectares | 81,920 hectares | 81,920 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 86,585 hectares | 86,585 hectares | 86,585 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 91,442 hectares | 91,442 hectares | 91,442 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 96,499 hectares | 96,499 hectares | 96,499 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 92,850 hectares | 92,850 hectares | 92,850 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 98,108 hectares | 98,108 hectares | 98,108 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 103,186 hectares | 103,186 hectares | 103,186 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 107,836 hectares | 107,836 hectares | 107,836 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 111,891 hectares | 111,891 hectares | 111,891 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 115,110 hectares | 115,110 hectares | 115,110 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 117,773 hectares | 117,773 hectares | 117,773 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 142,694 hectares | 142,694 hectares | 142,694 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 172,265 hectares | 172,265 hectares | 172,265 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 146,446 hectares | 122,871 hectares | 191,713 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 121,976 hectares | 119,205 hectares | 124,700 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 126,860 hectares | 125,740 hectares | 129,033 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 133,200 hectares | 128,429 hectares | 135,344 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,897 hectares | 113,206 hectares | 134,296 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,348 hectares | 166,234 hectares | 228,999 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,996 hectares | 228,957 hectares | 229,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,000 hectares | 229,000 hectares | 229,000 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0303 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.8368 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0136 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2734 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Jamaica?
- Land use over the long-term in Jamaica was 229,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 229,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use over the long-term?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.