Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Jamaica is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Jamaica peaked at 0.0006 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | +67.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | +55.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -45.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | +62.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +45.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | +91.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Jamaica?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Jamaica was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.