Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Jamaica

Agricultural land in Jamaica in 2023 — 4,170 km². Ranked 149 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 21.8%.

2023 4,170 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 149of 209
Period maximum 5,350 km²1962
Period minimum 4,170 km²2015

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Jamaica, 1961–20234,0004,5005,0005,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,330 km²1963: 5,350 km²1965: 5,070 km²1967: 5,170 km²1969: 5,170 km²1971: 5,070 km²1973: 5,070 km²1975: 5,070 km²1977: 5,070 km²1979: 4,970 km²1981: 4,970 km²1983: 4,770 km²1985: 4,770 km²1987: 4,770 km²1989: 4,770 km²1991: 4,760 km²1993: 5,030 km²1995: 4,970 km²1997: 4,890 km²1999: 4,820 km²2001: 4,790 km²2003: 4,740 km²2005: 4,670 km²2007: 4,640 km²2009: 4,460 km²2011: 4,205 km²2013: 4,188 km²2015: 4,170 km²2017: 4,170 km²2019: 4,170 km²2021: 4,170 km²2023: 4,170 km²
Change over the period: −1,160 (−21.76%) Average annual rate: -0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 4,170 km²
World 47.92M km²
Caribbean computed 116,077 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 4,170 +0 +0%
2022 4,170 +0 +0%
2021 4,170 +0 +0%
2020 4,170 +0 +0%
2019 4,170 +0 +0%
2018 4,170 +0 +0%
2017 4,170 +0 +0%
2016 4,170 +0 +0%
2015 4,170 −9 −0.22%
2014 4,179 −9 −0.21%
2013 4,188 −10 −0.24%
2012 4,198 −7 −0.17%
2011 4,205 −8 −0.19%
2010 4,213 −247 −5.54%
2009 4,460 −30 −0.67%
2008 4,490 −150 −3.23%
2007 4,640 −30 −0.64%
2006 4,670 +0 +0%
2005 4,670 −50 −1.06%
2004 4,720 −20 −0.42%
2003 4,740 +0 +0%
2002 4,740 −50 −1.04%
2001 4,790 +0 +0%
2000 4,790 −30 −0.62%
1999 4,820 −20 −0.41%
1998 4,840 −50 −1.02%
1997 4,890 −50 −1.01%
1996 4,940 −30 −0.6%
1995 4,970 −30 −0.6%
1994 5,000 −30 −0.6%
1993 5,030 +270 +5.67%
1992 4,760 +0 +0%
1991 4,760 +0 +0%
1990 4,760 −10 −0.21%
1989 4,770 +0 +0%
1988 4,770 +0 +0%
1987 4,770 +0 +0%
1986 4,770 +0 +0%
1985 4,770 +0 +0%
1984 4,770 +0 +0%
1983 4,770 −100 −2.05%
1982 4,870 −100 −2.01%
1981 4,970 +0 +0%
1980 4,970 +0 +0%
1979 4,970 −100 −1.97%
1978 5,070 +0 +0%
1977 5,070 +0 +0%
1976 5,070 +0 +0%
1975 5,070 +0 +0%
1974 5,070 +0 +0%
1973 5,070 +0 +0%
1972 5,070 +0 +0%
1971 5,070 +0 +0%
1970 5,070 −100 −1.93%
1969 5,170 +0 +0%
1968 5,170 +0 +0%
1967 5,170 +0 +0%
1966 5,170 +100 +1.97%
1965 5,070 −260 −4.88%
1964 5,330 −20 −0.37%
1963 5,350 +0 +0%
1962 5,350 +20 +0.38%
1961 5,330

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.