Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica
Jamaica: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 16.29 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Jamaica stood at 16.29 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Jamaica peaked at 23.71 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.29 %, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 80th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.64 % | — |
| 1962 | 20.56 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 20.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20.64 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 21.7 % | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 21.28 % | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 20.31 % | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 20.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20.71 % | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 21.13 % | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 21.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 21.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 21.56 % | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 22.01 % | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 22.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20.96 % | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 21.01 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 21.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.88 % | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 22 % | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 22.13 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.27 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 22.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.52 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 22.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 23.16 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 23.43 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 23.57 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.71 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.03 % | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 21.51 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.96 % | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 16.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.67 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 16.47 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.29 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.29 % | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16.29 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.25 %, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16.29 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.64 %, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.7 % | 20.31 % | 21.7 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.75 % | 20.71 % | 21.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.68 % | 20.96 % | 22.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.69 % | 19.88 % | 22.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.94 % | 21.51 % | 23.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.46 % | 16.29 % | 16.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.29 % | 16.29 % | 16.29 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Jamaica?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Jamaica was 16.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.71 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.29 % in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.