What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Jamaica and East Timor?

3,400 hectares, with East Timor ahead.

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

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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs East Timor: FAO projections of arable land

Jamaica

188,000 hectares

in 2023

East Timor

191,400 hectares

in 2023

Jamaica rank

147th

East Timor rank

146th

FAO projections of arable land over time

Jamaica
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 191,400 hectares against 188,000 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 3,400 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 147th and East Timor ranks 146th of 224 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1960s	267,111 hectares	80,778 hectares	186,333 hectares	Jamaica
1970s	249,000 hectares	105,300 hectares	143,700 hectares	Jamaica
1980s	225,000 hectares	141,400 hectares	83,600 hectares	Jamaica
1990s	252,700 hectares	185,600 hectares	67,100 hectares	Jamaica
2000s	238,100 hectares	185,000 hectares	53,100 hectares	Jamaica
2010s	189,330 hectares	190,220 hectares	890 hectares	East Timor
2020s	188,000 hectares	191,400 hectares	3,400 hectares	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Jamaica or East Timor?: East Timor, at 191,400 hectares against 188,000 hectares in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Jamaica and East Timor?: 3,400 hectares, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and East Timor rank globally for fao projections of arable land?: Jamaica ranks 147th and East Timor ranks 146th of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.