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Total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica

Jamaica: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.1459 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.1459
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
146th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4037
in 1850
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica, 1000–2025

00.10.20.30.4100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica is 0.1459, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica peaked at 0.4037 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.

Jamaica ranks 146th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0 —
1100 0 —
1200 0 —
1300 0 —
1400 0 —
1500 0.2117 —
1600 0.3209 +51.6%
1700 0.3503 +9.2%
1710 0.3532 +0.8%
1720 0.3561 +0.8%
1730 0.3589 +0.8%
1740 0.3618 +0.8%
1750 0.3647 +0.8%
1760 0.3675 +0.8%
1770 0.3704 +0.8%
1780 0.3732 +0.8%
1790 0.376 +0.7%
1800 0.3789 +0.8%
1810 0.3839 +1.3%
1820 0.3888 +1.3%
1830 0.3938 +1.3%
1840 0.3987 +1.3%
1850 0.4037 +1.2%
1860 0.3886 -3.7%
1870 0.3735 -3.9%
1880 0.3585 -4.0%
1890 0.3434 -4.2%
1900 0.1521 -55.7%
1910 0.1663 +9.4%
1920 0.1805 +8.6%
1930 0.2167 +20.0%
1940 0.2529 +16.7%
1950 0.2779 +9.9%
1951 0.2684 -3.4%
1952 0.2589 -3.5%
1953 0.251 -3.1%
1954 0.2425 -3.4%
1955 0.2422 -0.1%
1956 0.2422 +0.0%
1957 0.2424 +0.1%
1958 0.2427 +0.1%
1959 0.243 +0.1%
1960 0.2431 +0.0%
1961 0.2397 -1.4%
1962 0.2359 -1.6%
1963 0.2321 -1.6%
1964 0.2283 -1.6%
1965 0.219 -4.1%
1966 0.216 -1.4%
1967 0.2131 -1.3%
1968 0.2104 -1.3%
1969 0.2077 -1.3%
1970 0.2013 -3.1%
1971 0.1981 -1.6%
1972 0.1949 -1.6%
1973 0.1916 -1.7%
1974 0.1885 -1.6%
1975 0.1856 -1.5%
1976 0.183 -1.4%
1977 0.1807 -1.3%
1978 0.1784 -1.2%
1979 0.173 -3.0%
1980 0.1705 -1.5%
1981 0.1676 -1.7%
1982 0.1619 -3.4%
1983 0.1563 -3.5%
1984 0.1538 -1.6%
1985 0.1517 -1.3%
1986 0.1502 -1.0%
1987 0.149 -0.8%
1988 0.148 -0.6%
1989 0.1471 -0.6%
1990 0.1457 -0.9%
1991 0.1462 +0.4%
1992 0.1474 +0.8%
1993 0.1556 +5.6%
1994 0.1541 -0.9%
1995 0.1532 -0.6%
1996 0.1478 -3.5%
1997 0.1478 +0.0%
1998 0.141 -4.6%
1999 0.1401 -0.6%
2000 0.1573 +12.3%
2001 0.1555 -1.1%
2002 0.1545 -0.6%
2003 0.153 -1.0%
2004 0.1507 -1.5%
2005 0.1495 -0.8%
2006 0.1479 -1.1%
2007 0.1527 +3.3%
2008 0.1609 +5.4%
2009 0.1591 -1.2%
2010 0.1495 -6.0%
2011 0.1492 -0.2%
2012 0.1488 -0.2%
2013 0.1484 -0.3%
2014 0.1479 -0.3%
2015 0.1475 -0.3%
2016 0.1474 -0.1%
2017 0.1473 -0.1%
2018 0.1472 -0.1%
2019 0.1471 -0.1%
2020 0.147 -0.1%
2021 0.1468 -0.2%
2022 0.1466 -0.2%
2023 0.1464 -0.2%
2024 0.1461 -0.2%
2025 0.1459 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0 0 0 1
1100s 0 0 0 1
1200s 0 0 0 1
1300s 0 0 0 1
1400s 0 0 0 1
1500s 0.2117 0.2117 0.2117 1
1600s 0.3209 0.3209 0.3209 1
1700s 0.3503 0.3503 0.3503 1
1710s 0.3532 0.3532 0.3532 1
1720s 0.3561 0.3561 0.3561 1
1730s 0.3589 0.3589 0.3589 1
1740s 0.3618 0.3618 0.3618 1
1750s 0.3647 0.3647 0.3647 1
1760s 0.3675 0.3675 0.3675 1
1770s 0.3704 0.3704 0.3704 1
1780s 0.3732 0.3732 0.3732 1
1790s 0.376 0.376 0.376 1
1800s 0.3789 0.3789 0.3789 1
1810s 0.3839 0.3839 0.3839 1
1820s 0.3888 0.3888 0.3888 1
1830s 0.3938 0.3938 0.3938 1
1840s 0.3987 0.3987 0.3987 1
1850s 0.4037 0.4037 0.4037 1
1860s 0.3886 0.3886 0.3886 1
1870s 0.3735 0.3735 0.3735 1
1880s 0.3585 0.3585 0.3585 1
1890s 0.3434 0.3434 0.3434 1
1900s 0.1521 0.1521 0.1521 1
1910s 0.1663 0.1663 0.1663 1
1920s 0.1805 0.1805 0.1805 1
1930s 0.2167 0.2167 0.2167 1
1940s 0.2529 0.2529 0.2529 1
1950s 0.2511 0.2422 0.2779 10
1960s 0.2245 0.2077 0.2431 10
1970s 0.1875 0.173 0.2013 10
1980s 0.1556 0.1471 0.1705 10
1990s 0.1479 0.1401 0.1556 10
2000s 0.1541 0.1479 0.1609 10
2010s 0.148 0.1471 0.1495 10
2020s 0.1465 0.1459 0.147 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 143 Pakistan 0.1576 compare
  2. 144 El Salvador 0.1479 compare
  3. 145 Lebanon 0.1471 compare
  4. 147 Jordan 0.1436 compare
  5. 148 Haiti 0.1424 compare
  6. 149 Cape Verde 0.137 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica?
Total agricultural land use per person in Jamaica was 0.1459 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4037 in 1850.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
How does Jamaica rank for total agricultural land use per person?
Jamaica ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total agricultural land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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