Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7285 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.7285 ha per square kilometre for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.35 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2401 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Jamaica 2nd out of 120 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.
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5171 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7664 ha per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7664 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7572 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7572 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7756 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7941 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8218 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6925 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6002 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6741 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7664 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | -68.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3509 ha per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3786 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3832 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3878 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4432 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2955 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.397 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3047 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3324 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3232 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3047 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4155 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4155 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.554 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5078 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.554 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5602 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5078 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.554 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6464 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9418 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8772 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7522 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6464 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7158 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7099 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6933 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6693 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6872 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6732 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6688 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7033 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7285 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.7285 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0294 ha per square kilometre, 24.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.7285 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0689 ha per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +100.0% | 0.6464 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -68.7% | 0.7664 ha per square kilometre | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7387 ha per square kilometre | 0.5171 ha per square kilometre | 0.8218 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.452 ha per square kilometre | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | 0.7664 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4109 ha per square kilometre | 0.3047 ha per square kilometre | 0.554 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.5078 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7709 ha per square kilometre | 0.6464 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6935 ha per square kilometre | 0.6688 ha per square kilometre | 0.7285 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 oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.7285 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2401 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Jamaica rank for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oranges — 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.
Oranges — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oranges — 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
Oranges — 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.