Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 229 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Jamaica is 229 1000 ha, measured in 2024. 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 meadows and pastures — area in Jamaica peaked at 259 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 229 1000 ha, in 1993.
Jamaica ranks 153rd 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 | 256.33 1000 ha | 247 1000 ha | 259 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 257 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 257 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 234.6 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 229 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 229 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 229 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 150 Estonia 273 1000 ha compare
- 151 Greenland 243.11 1000 ha compare
- 152 Montenegro 229.23 1000 ha compare
- 154 Denmark 222 1000 ha compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 195 1000 ha compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 190 1000 ha compare
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 crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.29 % (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 meadows and pastures — area in Jamaica?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Jamaica was 229 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 259 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 229 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Jamaica ranks 153rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.