Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 39th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 36 French Polynesia 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 British Virgin Islands 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Bangladesh 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cuba 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Honduras 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0837 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.