What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Gambia and Jamaica?

217,000 hectares, with Gambia ahead.

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

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 Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Jamaica: Agricultural area over the long-term

Gambia

634,000 hectares

in 2025

Jamaica

417,000 hectares

in 2025

Gambia rank

146th

Jamaica rank

149th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

Gambia
Jamaica

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 634,000 hectares against 417,000 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 217,000 hectares.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 149th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 39 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1000s	36,974 hectares	0 hectares	36,974 hectares	Gambia
1100s	40,754 hectares	0 hectares	40,754 hectares	Gambia
1200s	44,721 hectares	0 hectares	44,721 hectares	Gambia
1300s	48,799 hectares	0 hectares	48,799 hectares	Gambia
1400s	52,851 hectares	0 hectares	52,851 hectares	Gambia
1500s	56,650 hectares	60,648 hectares	3,998 hectares	Jamaica
1600s	59,797 hectares	45,958 hectares	13,839 hectares	Gambia
1700s	61,555 hectares	25,083 hectares	36,471 hectares	Gambia
1710s	91,184 hectares	29,506 hectares	61,678 hectares	Gambia
1720s	117,933 hectares	34,706 hectares	83,228 hectares	Gambia
1730s	143,900 hectares	40,818 hectares	103,082 hectares	Gambia
1740s	169,051 hectares	48,002 hectares	121,049 hectares	Gambia
1750s	193,349 hectares	56,446 hectares	136,904 hectares	Gambia
1760s	216,752 hectares	66,369 hectares	150,383 hectares	Gambia
1770s	239,216 hectares	78,030 hectares	161,186 hectares	Gambia
1780s	260,689 hectares	91,733 hectares	168,956 hectares	Gambia
1790s	281,115 hectares	107,817 hectares	173,298 hectares	Gambia
1800s	300,430 hectares	126,748 hectares	173,682 hectares	Gambia
1810s	318,560 hectares	149,818 hectares	168,742 hectares	Gambia
1820s	335,421 hectares	155,862 hectares	179,559 hectares	Gambia
1830s	350,916 hectares	162,118 hectares	188,798 hectares	Gambia
1840s	364,930 hectares	168,594 hectares	196,336 hectares	Gambia
1850s	377,330 hectares	175,297 hectares	202,033 hectares	Gambia
1860s	389,265 hectares	173,322 hectares	215,943 hectares	Gambia
1870s	400,492 hectares	188,787 hectares	211,705 hectares	Gambia
1880s	423,110 hectares	205,356 hectares	217,754 hectares	Gambia
1890s	445,204 hectares	222,941 hectares	222,263 hectares	Gambia
1900s	456,907 hectares	111,891 hectares	345,016 hectares	Gambia
1910s	465,798 hectares	138,668 hectares	327,130 hectares	Gambia
1920s	465,909 hectares	171,433 hectares	294,476 hectares	Gambia
1930s	502,766 hectares	234,363 hectares	268,403 hectares	Gambia
1940s	526,136 hectares	311,466 hectares	214,670 hectares	Gambia
1950s	501,175 hectares	380,933 hectares	120,242 hectares	Gambia
1960s	527,800 hectares	389,900 hectares	137,900 hectares	Gambia
1970s	559,400 hectares	375,807 hectares	183,593 hectares	Gambia
1980s	582,800 hectares	358,193 hectares	224,607 hectares	Gambia
1990s	562,100 hectares	373,577 hectares	188,523 hectares	Gambia
2000s	509,500 hectares	421,445 hectares	88,055 hectares	Gambia
2010s	641,000 hectares	418,326 hectares	222,674 hectares	Gambia
2020s	634,000 hectares	417,000 hectares	217,000 hectares	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Gambia or Jamaica?: Gambia, at 634,000 hectares against 417,000 hectares in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Gambia and Jamaica?: 217,000 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?: Gambia ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 149th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural area 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: 28 August 2026

Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.