Agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica
Jamaica: Agricultural area over the long-term was 417,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
417,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 202 countries
All-time high
448,997 hectares
in 2008
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica is 417,000 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica peaked at 448,997 hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Jamaica 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 60,648 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 45,958 hectares | -24.2% |
| 1700 | 25,083 hectares | -45.4% |
| 1710 | 29,506 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1720 | 34,706 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1730 | 40,818 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1740 | 48,002 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1750 | 56,446 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1760 | 66,369 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1770 | 78,030 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1780 | 91,733 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1790 | 107,817 hectares | +17.5% |
| 1800 | 126,748 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1810 | 149,818 hectares | +18.2% |
| 1820 | 155,862 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1830 | 162,118 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1840 | 168,594 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1850 | 175,297 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1860 | 173,322 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 188,787 hectares | +8.9% |
| 1880 | 205,356 hectares | +8.8% |
| 1890 | 222,941 hectares | +8.6% |
| 1900 | 111,891 hectares | -49.8% |
| 1910 | 138,668 hectares | +23.9% |
| 1920 | 171,433 hectares | +23.6% |
| 1930 | 234,363 hectares | +36.7% |
| 1940 | 311,466 hectares | +32.9% |
| 1950 | 389,880 hectares | +25.2% |
| 1951 | 385,644 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 380,137 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 375,377 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 368,504 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 373,131 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 377,545 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 381,856 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 386,326 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 390,930 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 395,821 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 395,682 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 395,460 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 395,293 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 395,127 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 384,626 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 384,468 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 384,309 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 384,125 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 384,088 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 377,420 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 377,220 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 377,008 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 376,786 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 376,563 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 376,343 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 376,123 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 375,908 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 375,692 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 369,011 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 368,700 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 368,402 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 361,841 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 355,344 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 355,084 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 354,861 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 354,729 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 354,516 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 354,324 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 354,130 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 353,296 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 357,380 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 363,294 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 387,275 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 387,375 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 388,768 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 378,619 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 382,435 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 368,181 hectares | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 369,144 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 417,864 hectares | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 416,228 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 416,531 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 415,134 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 411,212 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 410,465 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 408,198 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 423,818 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 448,997 hectares | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 445,999 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 421,257 hectares | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 420,500 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 419,800 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 418,800 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 417,900 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 417,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 417,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 417,000 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.64 million hectares, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -49.8% | 222,941 hectares | 111,891 hectares |
| 1700 | -45.4% | 45,958 hectares | 25,083 hectares |
| 1930 | +36.7% | 171,433 hectares | 234,363 hectares |
| 1940 | +32.9% | 234,363 hectares | 311,466 hectares |
| 1950 | +25.2% | 311,466 hectares | 389,880 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 60,648 hectares | 60,648 hectares | 60,648 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 45,958 hectares | 45,958 hectares | 45,958 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 25,083 hectares | 25,083 hectares | 25,083 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 29,506 hectares | 29,506 hectares | 29,506 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 34,706 hectares | 34,706 hectares | 34,706 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 40,818 hectares | 40,818 hectares | 40,818 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 48,002 hectares | 48,002 hectares | 48,002 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 56,446 hectares | 56,446 hectares | 56,446 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 66,369 hectares | 66,369 hectares | 66,369 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 78,030 hectares | 78,030 hectares | 78,030 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 91,733 hectares | 91,733 hectares | 91,733 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 107,817 hectares | 107,817 hectares | 107,817 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 126,748 hectares | 126,748 hectares | 126,748 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 149,818 hectares | 149,818 hectares | 149,818 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 155,862 hectares | 155,862 hectares | 155,862 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 162,118 hectares | 162,118 hectares | 162,118 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 168,594 hectares | 168,594 hectares | 168,594 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 175,297 hectares | 175,297 hectares | 175,297 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 173,322 hectares | 173,322 hectares | 173,322 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 188,787 hectares | 188,787 hectares | 188,787 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 205,356 hectares | 205,356 hectares | 205,356 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 222,941 hectares | 222,941 hectares | 222,941 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 111,891 hectares | 111,891 hectares | 111,891 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 138,668 hectares | 138,668 hectares | 138,668 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 171,433 hectares | 171,433 hectares | 171,433 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 234,363 hectares | 234,363 hectares | 234,363 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 311,466 hectares | 311,466 hectares | 311,466 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 380,933 hectares | 368,504 hectares | 390,930 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 389,900 hectares | 384,088 hectares | 395,821 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 375,807 hectares | 369,011 hectares | 377,420 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 358,193 hectares | 354,130 hectares | 368,700 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 373,577 hectares | 353,296 hectares | 388,768 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,445 hectares | 408,198 hectares | 448,997 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,326 hectares | 417,000 hectares | 421,257 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 417,000 hectares | 417,000 hectares | 417,000 hectares | 6 |
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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 agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Jamaica was 417,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 448,997 hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Jamaica rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Jamaica ranks 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.