Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Jamaica

Land under cereal production in Jamaica in 2023 — 2,009 ha. Ranked 160 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 79.3%.

2023 2,009 ha −3.74% vs 2022
World rank 160of 180
Period maximum 9,712 ha1961
Period minimum 1,359 ha2004

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Jamaica, 1961–202302,5005,0007,50010,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9,712 ha1963: 8,619 ha1965: 4,816 ha1967: 3,590 ha1969: 3,710 ha1971: 4,353 ha1973: 3,575 ha1975: 7,400 ha1977: 4,893 ha1979: 4,685 ha1981: 3,851 ha1983: 3,690 ha1985: 4,391 ha1987: 4,592 ha1989: 2,648 ha1991: 2,697 ha1993: 2,266 ha1995: 2,862 ha1997: 2,716 ha1999: 1,773 ha2001: 1,750 ha2003: 1,672 ha2005: 1,536 ha2007: 1,422 ha2009: 1,907 ha2011: 2,188 ha2013: 2,496 ha2015: 2,069 ha2017: 2,185 ha2019: 1,829 ha2021: 1,898 ha2023: 2,009 ha
Change over the period: −7,703 (−79.31%) Average annual rate: -2.51 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Jamaica 2,009 ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 2,009 −78 −3.74%
2022 2,087 +189 +9.96%
2021 1,898 +87 +4.8%
2020 1,811 −18 −0.98%
2019 1,829 −67 −3.53%
2018 1,896 −289 −13.23%
2017 2,185 +26 +1.2%
2016 2,159 +90 +4.35%
2015 2,069 −137 −6.21%
2014 2,206 −290 −11.62%
2013 2,496 +63 +2.59%
2012 2,433 +245 +11.2%
2011 2,188 +115 +5.55%
2010 2,073 +166 +8.7%
2009 1,907 +364 +23.59%
2008 1,543 +121 +8.51%
2007 1,422 −120 −7.78%
2006 1,542 +6 +0.39%
2005 1,536 +177 +13.02%
2004 1,359 −313 −18.72%
2003 1,672 +176 +11.76%
2002 1,496 −254 −14.51%
2001 1,750 +197 +12.69%
2000 1,553 −220 −12.41%
1999 1,773 −165 −8.51%
1998 1,938 −778 −28.65%
1997 2,716 −243 −8.21%
1996 2,959 +97 +3.39%
1995 2,862 −41 −1.41%
1994 2,903 +637 +28.11%
1993 2,266 −636 −21.92%
1992 2,902 +205 +7.6%
1991 2,697 +563 +26.38%
1990 2,134 −514 −19.41%
1989 2,648 +282 +11.92%
1988 2,366 −2,226 −48.48%
1987 4,592 −581 −11.23%
1986 5,173 +782 +17.81%
1985 4,391 −39 −0.88%
1984 4,430 +740 +20.05%
1983 3,690 +739 +25.04%
1982 2,951 −900 −23.37%
1981 3,851 +52 +1.37%
1980 3,799 −886 −18.91%
1979 4,685 −1,359 −22.49%
1978 6,044 +1,151 +23.52%
1977 4,893 −2,197 −30.99%
1976 7,090 −310 −4.19%
1975 7,400 +874 +13.39%
1974 6,526 +2,951 +82.55%
1973 3,575 −474 −11.71%
1972 4,049 −304 −6.98%
1971 4,353 +690 +18.84%
1970 3,663 −47 −1.27%
1969 3,710 −270 −6.78%
1968 3,980 +390 +10.86%
1967 3,590 −2,395 −40.02%
1966 5,985 +1,169 +24.27%
1965 4,816 −1,144 −19.19%
1964 5,960 −2,659 −30.85%
1963 8,619 +40 +0.47%
1962 8,579 −1,133 −11.67%
1961 9,712

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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