Table 9a

Land use. by territories, most recent iren-us years


 Trinidad Antgua, S. Kitlts- .
 .llmin n Aniga, Barbadn O Don midni'a Gre.ada l erral Nevii- St. l.uca St. Vincent British
.maic9 and Tbohago Barbuda Anguila Guiana 21

(1'458) 11956-57) (1940) (1946) (19581) (115-57) (19157 19-581 110511) 1'157-58)


 Trta. land arta

 Land in farms

 l.id in farnts a a pl;rc entagc ot


 Cbit. Is-ct
 Crop land ntgeo
 Clop hlnd as a percentage of
 land in farms

S'rimnanent meadow and pasture
 Intmproved
 Unimproved

 Forlst and woodland

 Other agricultural land


A ic


2,823,040 1,267,200 109,120 106,24100 1 19, 3,2011) 21),1000 97.2110 152,320 "000 3,120,000

1,023,000 470,647 48.787 97,3115 73,820 70,451 17,1130 4l0,11)0 112,060 45,175 2,938.964


 64.6% 37.1% 44.7% 911.7% 37.11% 82.7% 15.7%: 41.7% 53,'1 47.11%, 5.5%

 613,000 320,711 17,556 117,847 41.6011 51,5110 7,1100 28.21)0 4i,:130 27,770 312,500


 34% 68% 36% 600 56 % 73% 44% ,ll 57 1.0% I 1%

 708,300 13,085 10,867 17,587 3,900 5,1112 3,770 6.101) I,1150 5.225
 90.000 N.A. N. A. N. A. 46 180N 5:0 A. 1,040 540
3/618,300 4/ 13,085 4/ 10,867 4/ 17,589 3,490 4,832 3,240 i,1t0) 7,110 4,6:15
 S2,.626.000
 224,800 5/ 89,414 9,241 1,510 21,535 9,256 4,8110) Ill.3lliO 7 761

6/276,900 7/ 47,437 11,123 10,430 6,735 3,.82 1,380 7,5210 ,221


1/ Sub classes may not add to total land area due to sampling errors.
2/ Figures for British Guiana have been taken from the 1952 Census except that 1958 figures ol IriC and sugar in rcagi ha'v been inllxiled undlr crops.
3/ Includes ruinate used as pastures.
4/ Includes unknown area of improved grassland.
5/ May include unknown area of forest not in farms.
6/ Includes ruinate not used as pasture.
7/ Excludes built on land or service areas in farms.

Sources: Agricultural Statistics Series 2 No. 1. Federal Statistical Office (1960), Agricultural Statistics fur Jamaica 1950; and Some Slt;listi Tall.-s In Weist Indian
Agriculture, by D. I. Edwards, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Jamaica.

Note: Crop land land under tree crops and medium and short term crops, land in process of preparation for ilrops ,r n Hl rml nly lirnippvd, hil fralliw.
Permanent meadow and pasture, grassland (improved and unimproved) and other land suitable for grazing animals.
Forest and woodland tree covered land not suitable for growing.
Other land land not falling into above categories.