Jamaica vs New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.5418 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.479 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
25th
New Zealand rank
26th

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • New Zealand
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.5418 ha per square kilometre against 0.479 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0628 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Jamaica ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4361 ha per square kilometre 0.4803 ha per square kilometre 0.0442 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.5481 ha per square kilometre 0.4818 ha per square kilometre 0.0663 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.5732 ha per square kilometre 0.4811 ha per square kilometre 0.0921 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.5418 ha per square kilometre 0.4791 ha per square kilometre 0.0628 ha per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Jamaica or New Zealand?
Jamaica, at 0.5418 ha per square kilometre against 0.479 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Jamaica and New Zealand?
0.0628 ha per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Drained organic soils — Area 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.