Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0609 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica is 0.0609 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.1196 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0559 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 59th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 1966 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0637 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0629 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0609 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0609 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -46.7% | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0848 ha per square kilometre | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 56 Madagascar 0.0656 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 0.0654 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Nicaragua 0.063 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Thailand 0.0564 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Sudan 0.054 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Nepal 0.0513 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0609 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1196 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0559 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.