Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Agricultural land use per person
Cape Verde
0.137 hectares per person
in 2025
Jamaica
0.1459 hectares per person
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
150th
Jamaica rank
147th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1459 hectares per person against 0.137 hectares per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0089 hectares per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 150th and Jamaica ranks 147th of 202 countries.
Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 33 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.5414 hectares per person | 0.3209 hectares per person | 0.2205 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 0.5042 hectares per person | 0.3503 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 0.5001 hectares per person | 0.3532 hectares per person | 0.1469 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 0.4959 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | 0.1398 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 0.4916 hectares per person | 0.3589 hectares per person | 0.1326 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.3618 hectares per person | 0.1254 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 0.4827 hectares per person | 0.3647 hectares per person | 0.118 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 0.478 hectares per person | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.1105 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.1029 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 0.4684 hectares per person | 0.3732 hectares per person | 0.0952 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 0.4634 hectares per person | 0.376 hectares per person | 0.0874 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 0.4582 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.0793 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 0.4529 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.069 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 0.4473 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | 0.0585 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 0.4416 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 0.0478 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 0.4356 hectares per person | 0.3987 hectares per person | 0.0368 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 0.4294 hectares per person | 0.4037 hectares per person | 0.0257 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.3886 hectares per person | 0.0342 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 0.416 hectares per person | 0.3735 hectares per person | 0.0425 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 0.4088 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.0503 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 0.4011 hectares per person | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.0577 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 0.3929 hectares per person | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.2409 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 0.3841 hectares per person | 0.1663 hectares per person | 0.2178 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.3745 hectares per person | 0.1805 hectares per person | 0.194 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.3639 hectares per person | 0.2167 hectares per person | 0.1473 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.352 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.0992 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.3309 hectares per person | 0.2511 hectares per person | 0.0798 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.2846 hectares per person | 0.2245 hectares per person | 0.0601 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.2368 hectares per person | 0.1875 hectares per person | 0.0493 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.2105 hectares per person | 0.1556 hectares per person | 0.0549 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.1828 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.0349 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.1614 hectares per person | 0.1541 hectares per person | 0.0073 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.149 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.0079 hectares per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.1459 hectares per person against 0.137 hectares per person in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.0089 hectares per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 150th and Jamaica ranks 147th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.