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 104th out of 237 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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 54.15 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 54.15 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
- 101 Micronesia (Federated States of) 55.51 % compare
- 102 Sierra Leone 55.17 % compare
- 103 Ecuador 54.85 % compare
- 105 Portugal 53.8 % compare
- 106 Guadeloupe 53.44 % compare
- 107 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)
- 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 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 104th out of 237 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.