World Bank · Agriculture

Jamaica: Arable land (% of land area)

11.54percent · 20240.0% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
202411.542
202311.542
202211.542
202111.542
202011.542
201911.542
201811.542
201711.542
201611.542
201511.542
201411.542
201311.542
201211.542
201111.542
201011.542
200911.542
200811.542
200711.542
200611.794
200512.045
200412.297
200312.549
200212.801
200113.053
200013.305
199913.557
199813.809
199714.06
199614.312
199514.589
199414.866
199316.066
199212.558
199111.634
199010.988
198911.08
198810.619
198710.619
198610.619
198510.619
198410.619
198310.619
198211.542
198112.465
198012.465
197912.465
197813.389
197713.389
197613.389
197513.389
197413.389
197313.389
197213.389
197113.389
197013.389
196914.312
196814.312
196714.312
196613.85
196513.85
196415.328
196315.328
196215.328
196115.328

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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