What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Jamaica and East Timor?

2,840 hectares, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs East Timor: Cropland extent over the long-term

Jamaica

188,000 hectares

in 2025

East Timor

190,840 hectares

in 2025

Jamaica rank

144th

East Timor rank

143rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Jamaica
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 190,840 hectares against 188,000 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 2,840 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.

Jamaica ranks 144th and East Timor ranks 143rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 20 and East Timor in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	8,314 hectares	8,314 hectares	East Timor
1100s	0 hectares	10,389 hectares	10,389 hectares	East Timor
1200s	0 hectares	12,983 hectares	12,983 hectares	East Timor
1300s	0 hectares	16,225 hectares	16,225 hectares	East Timor
1400s	0 hectares	20,277 hectares	20,277 hectares	East Timor
1500s	60,648 hectares	25,342 hectares	35,306 hectares	Jamaica
1600s	29,214 hectares	31,672 hectares	2,458 hectares	East Timor
1700s	14,006 hectares	39,585 hectares	25,579 hectares	East Timor
1710s	16,267 hectares	40,318 hectares	24,050 hectares	East Timor
1720s	18,892 hectares	41,064 hectares	22,172 hectares	East Timor
1730s	21,939 hectares	41,824 hectares	19,885 hectares	East Timor
1740s	25,476 hectares	42,598 hectares	17,122 hectares	East Timor
1750s	29,580 hectares	43,386 hectares	13,806 hectares	East Timor
1760s	34,344 hectares	44,189 hectares	9,845 hectares	East Timor
1770s	39,872 hectares	45,007 hectares	5,135 hectares	East Timor
1780s	46,286 hectares	45,840 hectares	446.5 hectares	Jamaica
1790s	53,729 hectares	46,688 hectares	7,040 hectares	Jamaica
1800s	62,363 hectares	47,552 hectares	14,810 hectares	Jamaica
1810s	72,378 hectares	48,432 hectares	23,946 hectares	Jamaica
1820s	73,942 hectares	52,643 hectares	21,299 hectares	Jamaica
1830s	75,533 hectares	57,220 hectares	18,313 hectares	Jamaica
1840s	77,152 hectares	62,196 hectares	14,956 hectares	Jamaica
1850s	78,798 hectares	67,603 hectares	11,195 hectares	Jamaica
1860s	80,472 hectares	73,481 hectares	6,991 hectares	Jamaica
1870s	90,679 hectares	76,675 hectares	14,004 hectares	Jamaica
1880s	102,170 hectares	80,008 hectares	22,162 hectares	Jamaica
1890s	115,105 hectares	83,486 hectares	31,619 hectares	Jamaica
1900s	0 hectares	87,115 hectares	87,115 hectares	East Timor
1910s	23,558 hectares	90,902 hectares	67,344 hectares	East Timor
1920s	53,660 hectares	94,688 hectares	41,028 hectares	East Timor
1930s	91,669 hectares	98,537 hectares	6,868 hectares	East Timor
1940s	139,201 hectares	102,742 hectares	36,459 hectares	Jamaica
1950s	234,487 hectares	113,563 hectares	120,923 hectares	Jamaica
1960s	267,923 hectares	80,698 hectares	187,225 hectares	Jamaica
1970s	248,947 hectares	105,292 hectares	143,655 hectares	Jamaica
1980s	224,994 hectares	141,400 hectares	83,594 hectares	Jamaica
1990s	252,679 hectares	185,600 hectares	67,079 hectares	Jamaica
2000s	238,097 hectares	185,000 hectares	53,097 hectares	Jamaica
2010s	189,330 hectares	190,220 hectares	890 hectares	East Timor
2020s	188,000 hectares	191,190 hectares	3,190 hectares	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Jamaica or East Timor?: East Timor, at 190,840 hectares against 188,000 hectares in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Jamaica and East Timor?: 2,840 hectares, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and East Timor rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Jamaica ranks 144th and East Timor ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.