Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0981 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1968.
Jamaica ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1014 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1066 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1351 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1363 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1711 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1584 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1753 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0981 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1533 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1847 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2515 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1972 | 0.287 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4314 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1717 1000 USD per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6104 1000 USD per square kilometre | +255.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6349 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7169 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6155 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.576 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8607 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7209 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7789 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.554 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4114 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5452 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6228 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.617 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.758 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6198 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7197 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7159 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7222 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7909 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9276 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 1.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 2.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +255.6% | 0.1717 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6104 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1373 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0981 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1753 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.448 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1717 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7169 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6521 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8607 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9111 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 49 Lebanon 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Spain 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 53 Bulgaria 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Dominica 1.73 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Rwanda 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0837 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0981 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Jamaica rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.