Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.12 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.12 ha per square kilometre for citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 2.05 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5263 ha per square kilometre, in 1979.
Jamaica ranks 5th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6713 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9367 ha per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9926 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9428 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.891 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9788 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5633 ha per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1974 | 0.711 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7387 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7387 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6537 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7073 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5263 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7295 ha per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5919 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6094 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6214 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6002 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8957 ha per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9178 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1995 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.12 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0825 ha per square kilometre, 13.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.12 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1561 ha per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +50.4% | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +49.2% | 0.6002 ha per square kilometre | 0.8957 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -46.2% | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.5633 ha per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +39.5% | 0.6713 ha per square kilometre | 0.9367 ha per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +38.6% | 0.5263 ha per square kilometre | 0.7295 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.981 ha per square kilometre | 0.6713 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7555 ha per square kilometre | 0.5263 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8254 ha per square kilometre | 0.5919 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.12 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5263 ha per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Jamaica rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Citrus Fruit, Total — 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
Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.