Statizoid

Cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica

Jamaica: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0658 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0658
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2117
in 1500
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica, 1000–2025

00.050.10.150.2100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.0658 for cropland per person over the long term in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica peaked at 0.2117 in 1500 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.

That places Jamaica 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0 —
1100 0 —
1200 0 —
1300 0 —
1400 0 —
1500 0.2117 —
1600 0.204 -3.7%
1700 0.1956 -4.1%
1710 0.1947 -0.4%
1720 0.1938 -0.5%
1730 0.1929 -0.5%
1740 0.192 -0.5%
1750 0.1911 -0.5%
1760 0.1902 -0.5%
1770 0.1893 -0.5%
1780 0.1883 -0.5%
1790 0.1874 -0.5%
1800 0.1864 -0.5%
1810 0.1854 -0.5%
1820 0.1845 -0.5%
1830 0.1835 -0.5%
1840 0.1825 -0.5%
1850 0.1815 -0.6%
1860 0.1804 -0.6%
1870 0.1794 -0.6%
1880 0.1784 -0.6%
1890 0.1773 -0.6%
1900 0 -100.0%
1910 0.0283 —
1920 0.0565 +100.0%
1930 0.0848 +50.0%
1940 0.113 +33.3%
1950 0.1413 +25.0%
1951 0.1441 +2.0%
1952 0.1469 +2.0%
1953 0.1497 +1.9%
1954 0.1525 +1.9%
1955 0.1554 +1.9%
1956 0.1582 +1.8%
1957 0.161 +1.8%
1958 0.1638 +1.8%
1959 0.1666 +1.7%
1960 0.1695 +1.7%
1961 0.1671 -1.4%
1962 0.1646 -1.5%
1963 0.162 -1.6%
1964 0.1594 -1.6%
1965 0.148 -7.2%
1966 0.146 -1.3%
1967 0.1442 -1.3%
1968 0.1424 -1.2%
1969 0.1405 -1.3%
1970 0.1333 -5.2%
1971 0.1313 -1.5%
1972 0.1292 -1.6%
1973 0.1271 -1.6%
1974 0.1251 -1.6%
1975 0.1233 -1.5%
1976 0.1216 -1.3%
1977 0.1201 -1.2%
1978 0.1187 -1.2%
1979 0.1125 -5.2%
1980 0.1109 -1.4%
1981 0.1092 -1.6%
1982 0.1029 -5.8%
1983 0.0968 -6.0%
1984 0.0953 -1.5%
1985 0.0941 -1.3%
1986 0.0932 -1.0%
1987 0.0925 -0.7%
1988 0.0919 -0.6%
1989 0.0914 -0.6%
1990 0.0903 -1.1%
1991 0.0925 +2.4%
1992 0.0957 +3.5%
1993 0.1101 +15.0%
1994 0.1078 -2.0%
1995 0.1056 -2.1%
1996 0.1034 -2.1%
1997 0.1005 -2.8%
1998 0.0976 -2.8%
1999 0.096 -1.7%
2000 0.0941 -2.0%
2001 0.0934 -0.8%
2002 0.0909 -2.7%
2003 0.0903 -0.6%
2004 0.089 -1.4%
2005 0.0867 -2.6%
2006 0.0862 -0.6%
2007 0.0847 -1.8%
2008 0.0788 -6.9%
2009 0.0774 -1.9%
2010 0.0683 -11.8%
2011 0.0679 -0.5%
2012 0.0676 -0.4%
2013 0.0672 -0.6%
2014 0.0669 -0.5%
2015 0.0665 -0.5%
2016 0.0665 -0.1%
2017 0.0664 -0.1%
2018 0.0664 -0.1%
2019 0.0663 -0.1%
2020 0.0663 -0.1%
2021 0.0662 -0.2%
2022 0.0661 -0.2%
2023 0.066 -0.2%
2024 0.0659 -0.2%
2025 0.0658 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0 0 0 1
1100s 0 0 0 1
1200s 0 0 0 1
1300s 0 0 0 1
1400s 0 0 0 1
1500s 0.2117 0.2117 0.2117 1
1600s 0.204 0.204 0.204 1
1700s 0.1956 0.1956 0.1956 1
1710s 0.1947 0.1947 0.1947 1
1720s 0.1938 0.1938 0.1938 1
1730s 0.1929 0.1929 0.1929 1
1740s 0.192 0.192 0.192 1
1750s 0.1911 0.1911 0.1911 1
1760s 0.1902 0.1902 0.1902 1
1770s 0.1893 0.1893 0.1893 1
1780s 0.1883 0.1883 0.1883 1
1790s 0.1874 0.1874 0.1874 1
1800s 0.1864 0.1864 0.1864 1
1810s 0.1854 0.1854 0.1854 1
1820s 0.1845 0.1845 0.1845 1
1830s 0.1835 0.1835 0.1835 1
1840s 0.1825 0.1825 0.1825 1
1850s 0.1815 0.1815 0.1815 1
1860s 0.1804 0.1804 0.1804 1
1870s 0.1794 0.1794 0.1794 1
1880s 0.1784 0.1784 0.1784 1
1890s 0.1773 0.1773 0.1773 1
1900s 0 0 0 1
1910s 0.0283 0.0283 0.0283 1
1920s 0.0565 0.0565 0.0565 1
1930s 0.0848 0.0848 0.0848 1
1940s 0.113 0.113 0.113 1
1950s 0.1539 0.1413 0.1666 10
1960s 0.1544 0.1405 0.1695 10
1970s 0.1242 0.1125 0.1333 10
1980s 0.0978 0.0914 0.1109 10
1990s 0.1 0.0903 0.1101 10
2000s 0.0872 0.0774 0.0941 10
2010s 0.067 0.0663 0.0683 10
2020s 0.066 0.0658 0.0663 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 149 Suriname 0.0768 compare
  2. 150 Equatorial Guinea 0.0683 compare
  3. 151 Grenada 0.067 compare
  4. 153 Lebanon 0.0615 compare
  5. 154 Netherlands 0.0583 compare
  6. 155 Bhutan 0.0578 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica?
Cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica was 0.0658 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2117 in 1500.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
How does Jamaica rank for cropland per person over the long term?
Jamaica ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cropland-per-person-over-the-long-term/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cropland-per-person-over-the-long-term/jamaica/">Cropland per person over the long term in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cropland per person over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed