Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.1372 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1372 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Jamaica peaked at 0.1452 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1966 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1971 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1981 | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0588 ha per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.089 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1147 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1119 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1181 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1307 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1372 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1372 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, 13.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1739 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 0.1648 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 India 0.1527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1359 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Dominica 0.124 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Tunisia 0.1232 ha per square kilometre compare
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 0.1372 ha per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.1452 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Jamaica ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.