Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica
Jamaica: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 57.4 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica stood at 57.4 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica peaked at 57.4 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.04 million t, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 123rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.72 million t | — |
| 1991 | 48.65 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.58 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.52 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.45 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.38 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.31 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.24 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.18 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.11 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.04 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.78 million t | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.51 million t | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 50.25 million t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.98 million t | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.72 million t | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.45 million t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.19 million t | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 53.92 million t | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.66 million t | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.39 million t | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.4 million t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.41 million t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.44 million t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.48 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.5 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.53 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.55 million t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.58 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.94 million t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.31 million t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 56.67 million t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 57.04 million t | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 57.4 million t | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.41 million t | 48.11 million t | 48.72 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.35 million t | 48.04 million t | 54.66 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.46 million t | 55.39 million t | 55.55 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.49 million t | 55.58 million t | 57.4 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 120 Eritrea 61.96 million t compare
- 121 North Macedonia 60.16 million t compare
- 122 Ireland 59.29 million t compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 54.7 million t compare
- 125 Uzbekistan 49.89 million t compare
- 126 Algeria 46.95 million t compare
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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Jamaica was 57.4 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.04 million t in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Jamaica ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.