Drained organic soils — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Drained organic soils — Area was 5,868 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Jamaica is 5,868 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Jamaica peaked at 6,359 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,431 ha, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 76th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,723 ha | 4,431 ha | 5,775 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,936 ha | 5,884 ha | 6,037 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,207 ha | 5,868 ha | 6,359 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,868 ha | 5,868 ha | 5,868 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0754 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Jamaica?
- Drained organic soils — area in Jamaica was 5,868 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,359 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,431 ha in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Jamaica ranks 76th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.