Ghana vs Jamaica: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Ghana
0.5088 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica
0.6345 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
23rd
Jamaica rank
20th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6345 % change on previous year against 0.5088 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 0.1257 % change on previous year.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6006 % change on previous year | -0.0052 % change on previous year | 0.6058 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.5682 % change on previous year | 0.6272 % change on previous year | 0.0591 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.5376 % change on previous year | 0.6697 % change on previous year | 0.1321 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.5154 % change on previous year | 0.6448 % change on previous year | 0.1295 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.6345 % change on previous year against 0.5088 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.1257 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.