What is land area in Jamaica?

Land area in Jamaica was 10,830 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 10,830 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 10,830 sq. km in 1961.

How does Jamaica rank for land area?

Jamaica ranks 160th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Jamaica

Name: Land area in Jamaica
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: Land area was 10,830 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

10,830 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

160th

of 216 countries

All-time high

10,830 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

10,830 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Jamaica, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Jamaica stood at 10,830 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Jamaica peaked at 10,830 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,830 sq. km, in 1961.

Jamaica ranks 160th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	9
1970s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10
1980s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10
1990s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10
2000s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10
2010s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10
2020s	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	10,830 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

157 Montenegro 13,450 sq. km compare
158 Vanuatu 12,190 sq. km compare
159 Qatar 11,490 sq. km compare
161 Lebanon 10,230 sq. km compare
162 Gambia 10,120 sq. km compare
163 Bahamas 10,010 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Rural population 40.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2,009 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 1,140 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 2,291 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Jamaica?: Land area in Jamaica was 10,830 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 10,830 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 10,830 sq. km in 1961.
How does Jamaica rank for land area?: Jamaica ranks 160th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.