Permanent crops — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Permanent crops — Area was 68.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 68.9 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Jamaica peaked at 110 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 68.9 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.33 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 110 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.5 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 106 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.7 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.78 1000 ha | 68.9 1000 ha | 72.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9 1000 ha | 68.9 1000 ha | 68.9 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 229 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.29 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 125 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.07 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Jamaica?
- Permanent crops — area in Jamaica was 68.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 110 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for permanent crops — area?
- Jamaica ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.