Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.75 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica is 1.75 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.83 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3276 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 22nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3611 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3276 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4171 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4938 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5335 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.517 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5139 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5783 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7219 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7535 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7027 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7335 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7983 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8956 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8994 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9557 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9518 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8986 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9995 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9743 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.444 ha per square kilometre | 0.3276 ha per square kilometre | 0.5335 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8088 ha per square kilometre | 0.5783 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.8986 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.9743 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 1 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.75 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3276 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.