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 71st of 220 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.
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
- 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 — Area 68.9 1000 ha (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 — 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 71st out of 220 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.