Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1989 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.1989 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.2115 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Jamaica 2nd out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | +283.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0808 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0993 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1042 ha per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.132 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1345 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.147 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1459 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1235 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.141 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1621 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1873 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1835 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1721 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1288 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1247 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.148 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1359 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1283 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1882 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2014 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.155 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.156 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1522 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2115 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1989 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1989 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0155 ha per square kilometre, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1989 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0071 ha per square kilometre, 28.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +283.3% | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1569 ha per square kilometre | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | 0.1873 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1658 ha per square kilometre | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | 0.2014 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1907 ha per square kilometre | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | 0.2115 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1989 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2115 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — 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
Carrots and turnips — 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.