Machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica
Jamaica: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.4896 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.4896
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
74th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.6961
in 1966
All-time low
0.2085
in 1967
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica stood at 0.4896.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica peaked at 0.6961 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2085, in 1967.
Jamaica ranks 74th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2088 | — |
| 1962 | 0.229 | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.255 | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4013 | +57.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5603 | +39.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6961 | +24.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2085 | -70.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2226 | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2367 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2564 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2601 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2711 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2894 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3407 | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.37 | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3846 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3919 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3993 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4221 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4297 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4411 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4625 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4856 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4897 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4938 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4979 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5021 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5021 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5062 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5083 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.498 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4788 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4189 | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4232 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4276 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4321 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4397 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4477 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4493 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4542 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4542 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.461 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.461 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4307 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4313 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4466 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4577 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4776 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4694 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4689 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4689 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4813 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4855 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5062 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4979 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4813 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5062 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5021 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4896 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3354 | 0.2085 | 0.6961 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3385 | 0.2564 | 0.4221 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4811 | 0.4297 | 0.5062 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4523 | 0.4189 | 0.5083 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4544 | 0.4307 | 0.4776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4888 | 0.4689 | 0.5062 | 10 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Jamaica was 0.4896 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6961 in 1966.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2085 in 1967.
- How does Jamaica rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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