Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica
Jamaica: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 54.15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Jamaica is 54.15 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Jamaica peaked at 54.15 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.53 %, in 1993.
That places Jamaica 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.41 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 48.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 48.72 % | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 49.71 % | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 49.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 49.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 49.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.69 % | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.71 % | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 51.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 52.77 % | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 53.88 % | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 53.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 53.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 53.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 53.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 53.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 53.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.03 % | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 50.07 % | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 45.53 % | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 45.8 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 46.08 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 46.36 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.61 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 46.87 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 47.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.67 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.94 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 48.22 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.07 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.35 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 50.44 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 50.78 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 53.72 % | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 53.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.03 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.15 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.15 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.98 % | 48.22 % | 49.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.79 % | 50.69 % | 51.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.34 % | 51.71 % | 53.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.05 % | 45.53 % | 53.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.81 % | 47.4 % | 50.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.04 % | 53.72 % | 54.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.15 % | 54.15 % | 54.15 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 90 Fiji 55.52 % compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 55.17 % compare
- 92 Ecuador 54.85 % compare
- 94 Portugal 53.8 % compare
- 95 Guadeloupe 53.44 % compare
- 96 Luxembourg 52.43 % 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0094 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 33.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0126 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 198.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Jamaica?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Jamaica was 54.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.15 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.53 % in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 rising.
- 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 — 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.