Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0898 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0898 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
65th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1715 ha per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.0276 ha per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.0898 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.1715 ha per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0276 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 65th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1345 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0865 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1964 | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1272 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1031 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0907 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0785 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1573 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0873 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1338 ha per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1979 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1204 ha per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1986 | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0732 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1075 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0763 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0793 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +71.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1022 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0939 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0898 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0898 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0785 ha per square kilometre | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | 0.1204 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0924 ha per square kilometre | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | 0.1077 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0898 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1715 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0276 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 65th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.