Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1435 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica is 0.1435 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.3002 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1034 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1307 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1736 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1736 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1939 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2124 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.217 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2216 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2216 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2216 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2235 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2262 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2287 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2346 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2375 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2968 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3002 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2848 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2532 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2336 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2381 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2104 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2083 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2102 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1855 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1392 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1438 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1442 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1509 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1551 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.157 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.15 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1472 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1433 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.144 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -29.7% | 0.1855 ha per square kilometre | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +26.3% | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | 0.1307 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1574 ha per square kilometre | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | 0.1736 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1748 ha per square kilometre | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | 0.1939 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2167 ha per square kilometre | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | 0.2262 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.259 ha per square kilometre | 0.2287 ha per square kilometre | 0.3002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1714 ha per square kilometre | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 4 Lebanon 0.419 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Dominica 0.388 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1932 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 0.1423 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 0.1211 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mexico 0.1086 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 lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1435 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3002 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1034 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Lemons and limes — 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.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Lemons and limes — 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
Lemons and limes — 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.