Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1084 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.1084 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.1157 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Jamaica 10th 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +96.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | +107.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +73.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1972 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 1976 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0937 ha per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0763 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0934 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1071 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0809 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0865 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0783 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1026 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.103 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1096 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1042 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1084 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 ha per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1084 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0159 ha per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +107.9% | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +96.1% | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | 0.1071 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | 0.1096 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | 0.1157 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1084 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1157 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.