Jamaica vs Timor-Leste: Agricultural area over the long-term
Jamaica
417,000 hectares
in 2025
Timor-Leste
340,840 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica rank
149th
Timor-Leste rank
151st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Jamaica
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 417,000 hectares against 340,840 hectares in Timor-Leste, a difference of 76,160 hectares.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Jamaica ranks 149th and Timor-Leste ranks 151st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 13 and Timor-Leste in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 28,491 hectares | 28,491 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 35,150 hectares | 35,150 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 43,356 hectares | 43,356 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 53,469 hectares | 53,469 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 65,959 hectares | 65,959 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1500s | 60,648 hectares | 81,406 hectares | 20,758 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1600s | 45,958 hectares | 100,452 hectares | 54,494 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1700s | 25,083 hectares | 123,826 hectares | 98,743 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1710s | 29,506 hectares | 124,220 hectares | 94,714 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1720s | 34,706 hectares | 127,259 hectares | 92,554 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1730s | 40,818 hectares | 128,080 hectares | 87,262 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1740s | 48,002 hectares | 128,881 hectares | 80,879 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1750s | 56,446 hectares | 129,661 hectares | 73,216 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1760s | 66,369 hectares | 130,422 hectares | 64,053 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1770s | 78,030 hectares | 131,166 hectares | 53,136 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1780s | 91,733 hectares | 131,951 hectares | 40,218 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1790s | 107,817 hectares | 132,798 hectares | 24,981 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1800s | 126,748 hectares | 133,627 hectares | 6,879 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1810s | 149,818 hectares | 134,333 hectares | 15,485 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 155,862 hectares | 143,948 hectares | 11,914 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 162,118 hectares | 157,323 hectares | 4,795 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 168,594 hectares | 169,100 hectares | 506 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1850s | 175,297 hectares | 181,727 hectares | 6,430 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1860s | 173,322 hectares | 195,262 hectares | 21,940 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1870s | 188,787 hectares | 201,379 hectares | 12,592 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1880s | 205,356 hectares | 207,658 hectares | 2,302 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1890s | 222,941 hectares | 214,192 hectares | 8,749 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 111,891 hectares | 221,022 hectares | 109,131 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1910s | 138,668 hectares | 228,034 hectares | 89,366 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1920s | 171,433 hectares | 234,654 hectares | 63,221 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1930s | 234,363 hectares | 241,110 hectares | 6,747 hectares | Timor-Leste |
| 1940s | 311,466 hectares | 252,539 hectares | 58,927 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 380,933 hectares | 262,968 hectares | 117,965 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 389,900 hectares | 230,698 hectares | 159,202 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 375,807 hectares | 255,292 hectares | 120,516 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 358,193 hectares | 291,400 hectares | 66,793 hectares | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 373,577 hectares | 335,600 hectares | 37,977 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 421,445 hectares | 335,000 hectares | 86,445 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 418,326 hectares | 340,220 hectares | 78,106 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 417,000 hectares | 341,190 hectares | 75,810 hectares | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Jamaica or Timor-Leste?
- Jamaica, at 417,000 hectares against 340,840 hectares in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Jamaica and Timor-Leste?
- 76,160 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Timor-Leste?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Timor-Leste rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Jamaica ranks 149th and Timor-Leste ranks 151st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.