Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2837 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2837 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
19th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.4399 ha per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.0877 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.2837 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.4399 ha per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 19th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0877 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0905 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1631 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1572 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2404 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1978 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2339 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1891 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.182 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.24 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4399 ha per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2182 ha per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2499 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1841 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2177 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2621 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2254 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2013 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1709 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1768 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1761 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1484 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1612 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1768 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1838 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1865 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1413 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1568 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1392 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1293 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1526 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.185 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2129 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2279 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2365 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2183 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2221 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2541 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2317 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2268 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2706 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3054 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3212 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2837 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2837 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2837 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 13.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | 0.0877 ha per square kilometre | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2324 ha per square kilometre | 0.1572 ha per square kilometre | 0.4399 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2197 ha per square kilometre | 0.1709 ha per square kilometre | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1637 ha per square kilometre | 0.1413 ha per square kilometre | 0.1865 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1376 ha per square kilometre | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | 0.185 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | 0.2541 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 ha per square kilometre | 0.2706 ha per square kilometre | 0.3212 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 16 Philippines 0.3043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Guinea 0.3006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.2953 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 0.2786 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.2613 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 China 0.2474 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.2837 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4399 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet 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
Sweet 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.