Agricultural land use per person in Jamaica
Jamaica: Agricultural land use per person was 0.1459 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1459 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
147th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.4037 hectares per person
in 1850
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Jamaica, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Jamaica is 0.1459 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Jamaica peaked at 0.4037 hectares per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
Jamaica ranks 147th of 202 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1500 | 0.2117 hectares per person | — |
| 1600 | 0.3209 hectares per person | +51.6% |
| 1700 | 0.3503 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 1710 | 0.3532 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1720 | 0.3561 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 0.3589 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1740 | 0.3618 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1750 | 0.3647 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1760 | 0.3675 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1770 | 0.3704 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 0.3732 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1790 | 0.376 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 0.3789 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 0.3839 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1820 | 0.3888 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 0.3938 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1840 | 0.3987 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1850 | 0.4037 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.3886 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1870 | 0.3735 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1880 | 0.3585 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1890 | 0.3434 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1521 hectares per person | -55.7% |
| 1910 | 0.1663 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1805 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1930 | 0.2167 hectares per person | +20.0% |
| 1940 | 0.2529 hectares per person | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2779 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2684 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.251 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2425 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2422 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2422 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2424 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2427 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.243 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2431 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.2397 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2359 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.219 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.216 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2131 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2104 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2077 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2013 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1981 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1949 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1916 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1885 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1856 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.183 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1807 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.173 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1676 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1563 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1517 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1502 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.149 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.148 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1457 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1462 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1474 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1556 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1541 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1478 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.141 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1401 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1573 hectares per person | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1555 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1545 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.153 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1507 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1527 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1609 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1591 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1492 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1488 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1484 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1475 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1474 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1472 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.147 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1468 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1466 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1464 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1461 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1459 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1459 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 35% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1459 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 | -55.7% | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.1521 hectares per person |
| 1600 | +51.6% | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.3209 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.2117 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3209 hectares per person | 0.3209 hectares per person | 0.3209 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3503 hectares per person | 0.3503 hectares per person | 0.3503 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3532 hectares per person | 0.3532 hectares per person | 0.3532 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3561 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3589 hectares per person | 0.3589 hectares per person | 0.3589 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3618 hectares per person | 0.3618 hectares per person | 0.3618 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3647 hectares per person | 0.3647 hectares per person | 0.3647 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.3675 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3732 hectares per person | 0.3732 hectares per person | 0.3732 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.376 hectares per person | 0.376 hectares per person | 0.376 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3888 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3938 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3987 hectares per person | 0.3987 hectares per person | 0.3987 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4037 hectares per person | 0.4037 hectares per person | 0.4037 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3886 hectares per person | 0.3886 hectares per person | 0.3886 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3735 hectares per person | 0.3735 hectares per person | 0.3735 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.3434 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.1521 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1663 hectares per person | 0.1663 hectares per person | 0.1663 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1805 hectares per person | 0.1805 hectares per person | 0.1805 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2167 hectares per person | 0.2167 hectares per person | 0.2167 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2511 hectares per person | 0.2422 hectares per person | 0.2779 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2245 hectares per person | 0.2077 hectares per person | 0.2431 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1875 hectares per person | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.2013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1556 hectares per person | 0.1471 hectares per person | 0.1705 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1401 hectares per person | 0.1556 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1541 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1609 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.1471 hectares per person | 0.1495 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | 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 land use per person in Jamaica?
- Agricultural land use per person in Jamaica was 0.1459 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4037 hectares per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Jamaica rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Jamaica ranks 147th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.