Statizoid

Iceland vs Jamaica: Arable land

Iceland
121,000 hectares
in 2023
Jamaica
120,000 hectares
in 2023
Iceland rank
144th
Jamaica rank
145th

Arable land over time

  • Iceland
  • Jamaica
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 121,000 hectares against 120,000 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 1,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 144th and Jamaica ranks 145th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.