Arable land pin in Jamaica

Jamaica: Arable land pin was 0.7152 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7152
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
39th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1962
All-time low
0.6818
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land pin in Jamaica, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land pin in Jamaica is 0.7152, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin in Jamaica peaked at 1 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6818, in 2022.

Jamaica ranks 39th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Arable land pin in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Jamaica, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 0.929 -7.1%
1964 0.895 -3.7%
1965 0.7814 -12.7%
1966 0.7773 -0.5%
1967 0.8466 +8.9%
1968 0.9177 +8.4%
1969 0.9902 +7.9%
1970 0.8899 -10.1%
1971 0.8258 -7.2%
1972 0.8255 -0.0%
1973 0.9415 +14.0%
1974 0.9213 -2.1%
1975 0.956 +3.8%
1976 0.9375 -1.9%
1977 0.9522 +1.6%
1978 0.8637 -9.3%
1979 0.8654 +0.2%
1980 0.8842 +2.2%
1981 0.9102 +2.9%
1982 0.8774 -3.6%
1983 0.8025 -8.5%
1984 0.7414 -7.6%
1985 0.7576 +2.2%
1986 0.754 -0.5%
1987 0.7436 -1.4%
1988 0.7329 -1.4%
1989 0.8347 +13.9%
1990 0.7922 -5.1%
1991 0.8133 +2.7%
1992 0.8098 -0.4%
1993 0.9571 +18.2%
1994 0.8282 -13.5%
1995 0.796 -3.9%
1996 0.7481 -6.0%
1997 0.803 +7.3%
1998 0.8126 +1.2%
1999 0.7822 -3.7%
2000 0.8612 +10.1%
2001 0.8122 -5.7%
2002 0.8155 +0.4%
2003 0.7796 -4.4%
2004 0.8037 +3.1%
2005 0.8489 +5.6%
2006 0.7492 -11.7%
2007 0.7272 -2.9%
2008 0.7886 +8.4%
2009 0.739 -6.3%
2010 0.8203 +11.0%
2011 0.7564 -7.8%
2012 0.7492 -1.0%
2013 0.7599 +1.4%
2014 0.7607 +0.1%
2015 0.784 +3.1%
2016 0.7451 -5.0%
2017 0.7685 +3.1%
2018 0.7415 -3.5%
2019 0.7602 +2.5%
2020 0.7828 +3.0%
2021 0.7369 -5.9%
2022 0.6818 -7.5%
2023 0.7152 +4.9%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.7152 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.7152 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9042 0.7773 1 9
1970s 0.8979 0.8255 0.956 10
1980s 0.8038 0.7329 0.9102 10
1990s 0.8143 0.7481 0.9571 10
2000s 0.7925 0.7272 0.8612 10
2010s 0.7646 0.7415 0.8203 10
2020s 0.7292 0.6818 0.7828 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 36 Taiwan 0.7349 compare
  2. 37 Poland 0.7275 compare
  3. 38 Haiti 0.722 compare
  4. 40 Bahrain 0.702 compare
  5. 41 Suriname 0.7008 compare
  6. 42 Fiji 0.6696 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Jamaica?
Arable land pin in Jamaica was 0.7152 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1962.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6818 in 2022.
How does Jamaica rank for arable land pin?
Jamaica ranks 39th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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