Faroe Islands vs Jamaica: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Faroe Islands
-0.3%
in 2023
Jamaica
-0.4%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
141st
Jamaica rank
143rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Faroe Islands
- Jamaica
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | -3.3% | 3.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -4.7% | 4.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -4.2% | 4.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -10.4% | 10.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.4% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Faroe Islands or Jamaica?
- Faroe Islands, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Faroe Islands and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Jamaica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Jamaica rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Faroe Islands ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.