How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.25 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.65 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.7433 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1981
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 2.65 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7433 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Jamaica 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8587 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8772 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8864 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9326 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9326 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9354 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9334 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9046 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9096 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8541 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7433 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7572 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8274 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9201 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9909 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1989 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 2.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 1.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9282 metric tons per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2001 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 2002 | 1.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +87.3% | 0.9282 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8126 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.8955 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7849 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9354 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7433 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.65 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9282 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 88 Croatia 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 89 Turkey 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 90 United States Virgin Islands 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 92 France 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 93 Nigeria 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 94 Honduras 1.1 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7433 metric tons per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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
How have things changed? 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.