Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Agricultural land per capita
Cape Verde
0.1512 hectares per capita
in 2023
Jamaica
0.1468 hectares per capita
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
161st
Jamaica rank
162nd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.1512 hectares per capita against 0.1468 hectares per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0044 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 161st and Jamaica ranks 162nd of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2663 hectares per capita | 0.2968 hectares per capita | 0.0304 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.2136 hectares per capita | 0.2532 hectares per capita | 0.0396 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1898 hectares per capita | 0.213 hectares per capita | 0.0232 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.1696 hectares per capita | 0.1963 hectares per capita | 0.0266 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1572 hectares per capita | 0.1746 hectares per capita | 0.0175 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.154 hectares per capita | 0.1498 hectares per capita | 0.0042 hectares per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.1524 hectares per capita | 0.147 hectares per capita | 0.0054 hectares per capita | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 0.1512 hectares per capita against 0.1468 hectares per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.0044 hectares per capita, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 161st and Jamaica ranks 162nd of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.