How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Taiwan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Taiwan: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Jamaica

0.7152

in 2023

Taiwan

0.7349

in 2023

Jamaica rank

39th

Taiwan rank

36th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Jamaica
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.7349 against 0.7152 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0197.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 36th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9042	0.9048	0.0006	Taiwan
1970s	0.8979	0.7238	0.1741	Jamaica
1980s	0.8038	0.6541	0.1497	Jamaica
1990s	0.8143	0.5964	0.2179	Jamaica
2000s	0.7925	0.6284	0.1641	Jamaica
2010s	0.7646	0.6588	0.1058	Jamaica
2020s	0.7292	0.7106	0.0186	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Jamaica or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.7349 against 0.7152 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Jamaica and Taiwan?: 0.0197, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Taiwan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Taiwan rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Jamaica ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 36th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).