Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0096 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0096 ha per square kilometre for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0326 ha per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Jamaica ranks 92nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +81.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +90.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0096 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0831 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0096 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2316 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +90.7% | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0096 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Jamaica rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.