Land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.3814 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3814 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
169th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6472 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.3814 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.3814 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.6472 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3814 hectares per person, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 169th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6472 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6382 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6292 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6204 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6121 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6045 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5974 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5906 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5838 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5766 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5689 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5607 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5522 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.544 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5364 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5294 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.523 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.517 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.511 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5047 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4982 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4914 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4846 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4782 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4728 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4684 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4648 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4617 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4585 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4551 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4511 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4467 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4421 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4375 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4332 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.429 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4214 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4182 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4153 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4127 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4101 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4077 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4053 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.403 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.401 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3991 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3973 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3957 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.394 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3923 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3906 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3891 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3877 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3864 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3854 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3846 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.384 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3836 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3826 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3816 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3815 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3814 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3814 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3814 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.971 hectares per person, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6137 hectares per person | 0.5838 hectares per person | 0.6472 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5419 hectares per person | 0.511 hectares per person | 0.5766 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4783 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.5047 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4359 hectares per person | 0.4182 hectares per person | 0.4551 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4047 hectares per person | 0.3957 hectares per person | 0.4153 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3878 hectares per person | 0.3836 hectares per person | 0.394 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3818 hectares per person | 0.3814 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3849 hectares per person compare
- 167 British Virgin Islands 0.3848 hectares per person compare
- 168 Seychelles 0.3841 hectares per person compare
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3751 hectares per person compare
- 171 Gambia 0.3751 hectares per person compare
- 172 Kuwait 0.3672 hectares per person 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Jamaica was 0.3814 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6472 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3814 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.