French Guiana vs Jamaica: Agricultural land per capita
French Guiana
0.1384 hectares per capita
in 2023
Jamaica
0.1468 hectares per capita
in 2023
French Guiana rank
164th
Jamaica rank
162nd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- French Guiana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1468 hectares per capita against 0.1384 hectares per capita in French Guiana, a difference of 0.0084 hectares per capita.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 164th and Jamaica ranks 162nd of 226 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1438 hectares per capita | 0.2968 hectares per capita | 0.153 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.1392 hectares per capita | 0.2532 hectares per capita | 0.114 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1483 hectares per capita | 0.213 hectares per capita | 0.0647 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.1728 hectares per capita | 0.1963 hectares per capita | 0.0235 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1195 hectares per capita | 0.1746 hectares per capita | 0.0551 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1124 hectares per capita | 0.1498 hectares per capita | 0.0374 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1292 hectares per capita | 0.147 hectares per capita | 0.0178 hectares per capita | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, French Guiana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.1468 hectares per capita against 0.1384 hectares per capita in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between French Guiana and Jamaica?
- 0.0084 hectares per capita, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Jamaica rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- French Guiana ranks 164th 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.