World Bank · Agriculture

Jamaica: Arable land (hectares)

125,000hectares · 20240.0% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Jamaica from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024125,000
2023125,000
2022125,000
2021125,000
2020125,000
2019125,000
2018125,000
2017125,000
2016125,000
2015125,000
2014125,000
2013125,000
2012125,000
2011125,000
2010125,000
2009125,000
2008125,000
2007125,000
2006127,730
2005130,450
2004133,180
2003135,910
2002138,640
2001141,360
2000144,090
1999146,820
1998149,550
1997152,270
1996155,000
1995158,000
1994161,000
1993174,000
1992136,000
1991126,000
1990119,000
1989120,000
1988115,000
1987115,000
1986115,000
1985115,000
1984115,000
1983115,000
1982125,000
1981135,000
1980135,000
1979135,000
1978145,000
1977145,000
1976145,000
1975145,000
1974145,000
1973145,000
1972145,000
1971145,000
1970145,000
1969155,000
1968155,000
1967155,000
1966150,000
1965150,000
1964166,000
1963166,000
1962166,000
1961166,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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