How does Jamaica rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Jamaica ranks 75th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jamaica: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 21.14 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

21.14 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

75th

of 209 countries

All-time high

23.92 percent

in 1962

All-time low

21.14 percent

in 1993

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica stood at 21.14 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica peaked at 23.92 percent in 1962 and was at its lowest, 21.14 percent, in 1993.

Jamaica ranks 75th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	23.73 percent	—
1962	23.92 percent	+0.8%
1963	23.92 percent	+0.0%
1964	23.73 percent	-0.8%
1965	22.81 percent	-3.9%
1966	23.73 percent	+4.0%
1967	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1968	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1969	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1970	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1971	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1972	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1973	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1974	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1975	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1976	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1977	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1978	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1979	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1980	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1981	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1982	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1983	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1984	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1985	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1986	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1987	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1988	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1989	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1990	23.73 percent	+0.0%
1991	23.08 percent	-2.7%
1992	22.16 percent	-4.0%
1993	21.14 percent	-4.6%
1994	21.14 percent	+0.0%
1995	21.14 percent	+0.0%
1996	21.14 percent	+0.0%
1997	21.14 percent	+0.0%
1998	21.14 percent	+0.0%
1999	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2000	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2001	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2002	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2003	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2004	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2005	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2006	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2007	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2008	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2009	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2010	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2011	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2012	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2013	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2014	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2015	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2016	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2017	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2018	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2019	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2020	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2021	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2022	21.14 percent	+0.0%
2023	21.14 percent	+0.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

Jamaica's 21.14 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Jamaica's 21.14 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	23.67 percent	22.81 percent	23.92 percent	9
1970s	23.73 percent	23.73 percent	23.73 percent	10
1980s	23.73 percent	23.73 percent	23.73 percent	10
1990s	21.7 percent	21.14 percent	23.73 percent	10
2000s	21.14 percent	21.14 percent	21.14 percent	10
2010s	21.14 percent	21.14 percent	21.14 percent	10
2020s	21.14 percent	21.14 percent	21.14 percent	4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

72 Costa Rica 22.48 percent compare
73 Burkina Faso 21.93 percent compare
74 Liechtenstein 21.5 percent compare
76 Brazil 20.74 percent compare
77 Venezuela 20.63 percent compare
78 Saint Helena 20.51 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jamaica was 21.14 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 23.92 percent in 1962.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 21.14 percent in 1993.
How does Jamaica rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Jamaica ranks 75th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
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: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).