Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3105 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3105 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.3142 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0499 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.3105 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.3142 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0499 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
Jamaica ranks 9th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1016 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1963 | 0.109 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0859 ha per square kilometre | +72.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1497 ha per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1169 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1007 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1352 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1983 ha per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1972 | 0.188 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1818 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1857 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2358 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1904 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2379 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2618 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1695 ha per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1777 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1992 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2564 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 0.179 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1661 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1799 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1849 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2068 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1883 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2168 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2121 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2117 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1934 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1687 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1787 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1812 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.16 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1635 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1879 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1827 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2097 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2175 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2538 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2673 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2763 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2291 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2569 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2889 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.285 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3142 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3105 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3105 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0291 ha per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3105 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0175 ha per square kilometre, 17.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | 0.1497 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1984 ha per square kilometre | 0.1352 ha per square kilometre | 0.2618 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1933 ha per square kilometre | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | 0.2564 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1942 ha per square kilometre | 0.1687 ha per square kilometre | 0.2168 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | 0.2097 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2548 ha per square kilometre | 0.2175 ha per square kilometre | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2997 ha per square kilometre | 0.285 ha per square kilometre | 0.3142 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 6 Cameroon 0.3296 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Cuba 0.3261 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 0.3139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 0.2889 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 0.2453 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malta 0.2125 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.3105 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3142 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0499 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Jamaica rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 9th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.