FAO projections of arable land in Jamaica
Jamaica: FAO projections of arable land was 188,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
188,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 224 countries
All-time high
276,000 hectares
in 1961
All-time low
188,000 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land in Jamaica stood at 188,000 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in Jamaica peaked at 276,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 188,000 hectares, in 2015.
Jamaica ranks 147th of 224 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.
FAO projections of arable land in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 276,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 276,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 276,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 276,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 260,000 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 260,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 260,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 260,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 260,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 250,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 240,000 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 240,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 240,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 230,000 hectares | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 220,000 hectares | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 220,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 220,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 220,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 220,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 220,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 220,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 219,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 226,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 236,000 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 274,000 hectares | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 271,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 268,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 265,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 260,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 255,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 253,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 250,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 250,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 245,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 245,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 243,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 238,000 hectares | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 238,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 235,000 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 220,000 hectares | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 217,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 192,300 hectares | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 191,500 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 190,800 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 189,800 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 188,900 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 188,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 188,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 188,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 188,000 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 544,348 hectares, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267,111 hectares | 260,000 hectares | 276,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 249,000 hectares | 240,000 hectares | 250,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 225,000 hectares | 220,000 hectares | 240,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,700 hectares | 219,000 hectares | 274,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,100 hectares | 217,000 hectares | 250,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,330 hectares | 188,000 hectares | 192,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,000 hectares | 188,000 hectares | 188,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 fao projections of arable land in Jamaica?
- Fao projections of arable land in Jamaica was 188,000 hectares 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 fao projections of arable land recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 276,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,000 hectares in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for fao projections of arable land?
- Jamaica ranks 147th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.