Area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.002 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.0022 units per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.002 units per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.002 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Jamaica 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.002 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 20.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.002 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 24 Eswatini 0.0034 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Djibouti 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Lesotho 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Gambia 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area meadows and pastures Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.