Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1488 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1488 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.337 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 38th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +94.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 1968 | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0838 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0838 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0964 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1977 | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | +158.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1866 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.176 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1568 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.209 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2196 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2481 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1841 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2433 ha per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1548 ha per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1974 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2073 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3129 ha per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3324 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.337 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3057 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.276 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2679 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2821 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2556 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.22 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2528 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2269 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2271 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1617 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1859 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1962 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2048 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1852 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1869 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2179 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1997 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1812 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1592 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.152 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1553 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +158.2% | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | 0.138 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1958 ha per square kilometre | 0.1548 ha per square kilometre | 0.2481 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.275 ha per square kilometre | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | 0.337 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2275 ha per square kilometre | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1935 ha per square kilometre | 0.1617 ha per square kilometre | 0.2179 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1538 ha per square kilometre | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | 0.1592 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 35 Sri Lanka 0.2683 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Lebanon 0.2125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Pakistan 0.1853 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Congo 0.1448 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Indonesia 0.1448 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Argentina 0.1358 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1488 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.337 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.