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Jamaica · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 20 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

66th of 158 · 9th in Latin America
Agriculture shareJamaica's agriculture share rose from 8.0 % in 1996 to 8.7 % in 2025.2000200520102015202020254%5%6%7%8%9%8.7 %

Jamaica's agriculture share rose from 8.0 % in 1996 to 8.7 % in 2025.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

94th of 182 · 13th in Latin America
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Jamaica's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 23.9 % in 1996 to 13.9 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202515%20%25%13.9 %

Jamaica's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 23.9 % in 1996 to 13.9 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

128th of 197 · 22nd in Latin America
Resource rentsJamaica's resource rents fell from 8.7 % in 1992 to 0.5 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%8%10%0.5 %

Jamaica's resource rents fell from 8.7 % in 1992 to 0.5 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

102nd of 209 · 12th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Jamaica's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 46.2 % in 1994 to 38.5 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202038%40%42%44%46%48%38.5 %

Jamaica's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 46.2 % in 1994 to 38.5 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

95th of 206 · 13th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Jamaica's arable land (% of land area) fell from 14.9 % in 1994 to 11.1 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202010%12%14%16%11.1 %

Jamaica's arable land (% of land area) fell from 14.9 % in 1994 to 11.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

155th of 206 · 26th in Latin America
Arable land (hectares per person)Jamaica's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.040.050.060.070 ha

Jamaica's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.

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