Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0039 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0039 sq. km per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
167th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0066 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0039 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica is 0.0039 sq. km per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0066 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0039 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0039 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 38% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 164 Qatar 0.0041 sq. km per person compare
- 165 Nigeria 0.004 sq. km per person compare
- 166 Liechtenstein 0.004 sq. km per person compare
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0039 sq. km per person compare
- 169 Luxembourg 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
- 170 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Jamaica was 0.0039 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.